Pedro Raposo

Pedro Raposo is an Associate Professor at Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa. He specializes in Econometrics and Labor Economics, with focus on high-dimensional fixed effects in large panel datasets.

• Primary Affiliation: Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
• Secondary Role: Consultant at National Statistics Institute (INE), leading big data projects for annual census databases
• Education: PhD in Economics (Tilburg University), MSc in Statistics (ISEGI-UNL), BA in Economics (ISEG-UTL)

Research Focus:
His work bridges Labor Economics and Econometrics, particularly analyzing:

• Wage dynamics and persistence
• Vocational vs general education outcomes
• Disability compression in aging populations
• High-dimensional fixed effect modeling
• Worker-firm matching mechanisms
• Policy evaluation using administrative data

Publication Trends:
Recent work spans 2023-2025 with multi-disciplinary applications of econometric methods. Key areas include: wage inequality (2023-2024), vocational education impacts (2023-2024), dynamic labor market modeling (2025), and ecological studies (2023). Collaborative projects with institutions like Banco de Portugal and INE feature prominently.

Scientific Contributions:
Published in top journals including:

• Review of Economics and Statistics
• Journal of Econometrics
• Journal of Human Resources
• Labour Economics
• Economics Letters

Technical Expertise:
Develops advanced econometric models for complex datasets, particularly with big panel data and right-censored observations. Active in Portuguese labor policy analysis and database construction for national statistics.