Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, since 2003. President of Statistics Portugal (INE), 2018-2024. Ph.D. in Economics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (2001). His research focuses on applied microeconometrics, labour economics, entrepreneurship, innovation, and policy evaluation. He has coordinated and participated in several national and European research projects and has published in international journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Research Policy, Economic Journal, Small Business Economics, European Economic Review, and Labour Economics.