معرفی
Vítor Escária is Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at ISEG – Lisbon School of Economics & Management, University of Lisbon, where he has taught since 1994. He currently coordinates the Scientific Area of Applied Economics and Methods, presides over the Centre for Regional and Urban Research (CIRIUS), and scientifically coordinates the Master’s in Economics programme. Since 2020 he has also served as Chief of the Prime-Minister’s Cabinet and previously as Economic Adviser (2016-2017), combining public service with his ongoing academic duties.
Education
- 2004 – DPhil in Economics, University of York, United Kingdom
- 1997 – Mestrado em Economia Monetária e Financeira, ISEG, Portugal
Research Interests
Escária’s research centres on labour market economics and economic policy, with a strong regional and policy-oriented focus. He investigates how labour-market institutions, migration, entrepreneurship and regional characteristics shape employment, productivity and welfare. Recent projects include energy-poverty measurement, long-term macroeconomic scenario analysis for Portugal, and the economic impacts of migration driven by demographic change.
Across four decades his work has consistently blended rigorous econometric analysis with pressing policy questions, producing studies on firm-level job and worker flows, regional entrepreneurship, the functional distribution of income, and the macroeconomic effects of structural adjustment programmes.
Scientific Awards & Distinctions
No specific prizes, fellowships or medals are mentioned in the source material.
Supervision & Grants
Escária has successfully supervised 19 master’s dissertations and 2 doctoral theses, mentoring students on topics ranging from minimum-wage impacts and public–private partnerships to demographic pressures on social security and regional convergence financed by European funds.
Labs, Teams & Networks
He presides over CIRIUS – Centre for Regional and Urban Research, coordinates ISEG’s Scientific Area of Applied Economics and Methods, and is an active member of the university-wide network RedeMov (where he served as co-chair), fostering interdisciplinary collaboration on labour, migration and regional development.