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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · 4d

Falei com o @jornalexpresso.bsky.social sobre as novas medidas para a habitação
expresso.pt/economia/eco...

Renda de €2300 é “moderada”? Novos contratos variam entre €482 e €1242 nos maiores concelhos

O valor máximo da renda “moderada” tem dominado o debate sobre habitação nos últimos dias. É muito elevado? Ou é ajustado aos novos contratos? Nos municípios com mais de 100 mil habitantes a renda med...

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · 15d

Falei com o @jornalexpresso.bsky.social
sobre o relatório preliminar da Comissão Especial sobre a Crise de Habitação do Parlamento Europeu:
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Habitação: preços das casas disparam 73% em Portugal em seis anos. Eurodeputados exigem medidas urgentes para travar crise na Europa

O relatório preliminar do Parlamento Europeu sugere medidas como apoios à compra e simplificação do crédito. Especialistas ouvidos pelo Expresso alertam, porém, que só a mobilidade pode aumentar a ofe...

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · 29d

What drives public opinion on housing policy, and can facts change minds? A blog post based on a joint paper with
Alda Azevedo and Inês Gonçalves
research.pej.pt/2025/09/beli...

Beliefs, facts, and policy in the housing affordability crisis | Portuguese Economy Research Report

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Sep 8

You can find more info about the LESE conference in 2026.lese-conference.org

2026 LESE Conference

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Sep 8

2026 brings exciting events to ISEG!
First up in Jan: the Winter School on New Developments in Diff-in-Diff, taught by Prof. Xavier D'Haultfoeuille, in partnership with the LESE conference
📅Early bird: Dec 7
www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/en/event/ise...
Please share & join us in beautiful Lisbon #econsky

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The Economist @economist.com · Aug 23

Economists have long been at odds. In the 18th century classical types sparred with mercantilists; the mid-20th pitted Keynesians against monetarists.

Donald Trump seems to have united the profession, however

Economists disagree about everything. Don’t they?

Their discipline is famous for its fissiparousness

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Aug 4

And that's a wrap on the 2025 ISEG Summer School! We will certainly not forget what we learned in ‪@pedrocsb.bsky.social‬' s course on "Attention, Memory, and Expectations." Thank you all for coming to Lisbon!

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Aug 3

You are always most welcome at ISEG!

David Zuchowski @zuchowskidavid.bsky.social · Jul 31

Today marks the end of my research stay at ISEG Lisbon School of Economics & Management. Huge thanks to the Econ Department, and especially to @joaopsantos.bsky.social, for the kind invitation and exceptional hospitality. A unique and truly enriching experience – and a very productive one!

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Nora Strecker @streckernm.bsky.social · Jul 21

📣Looking forward to the 2nd Irish Public Economics Workshop on 1-2 Sept 2025. 20 highly relevant papers, a policy discussion on how researchers can help shape and support policy, and keynote by @dinapomeranz.bsky.social.

To attend: buytickets.at/irishpublice....

For more info: publiceconomics.ie

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Jul 28

Last week, we welcomed 2 ISEG Summer School courses: Nagore Iriberri discussed Gender Economics: Women in Science and @essobecker.bsky.social provided us with much food for thought in New Insights from Econ History: Migration, Networks, Religion. Thank you for joining us in sunny (& windy) Lisbon!

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Jul 14

Last week, we kicked off the 2025 ISEG Summer School with a course on "Businesses' Responses to Tax Policies" with @katarzynabilicka.bsky.social. Thank you all for coming to Lisbon!

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Jul 8

à boleia da publicação dos dados mais recentes da OCDE sobre o aumento dos preços na habitação, partilhei com o @jornalexpresso.bsky.social algumas ideias sobre o tema

expresso.pt/economia/eco...

Habitação: limitações da oferta, lentidão de processos e custos elevados colocam Portugal no topo dos aumentos de preços da UE

<p>“Tem sido um padrão” ver Portugal no topo da lista dos aumentos de preços da habitação da União Europeia, afirma Ricardo Guimarães, diretor da plataforma Confidencial Imobiliário</p>

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Jul 7

Join us this Friday!

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Jun 23

Thank you to our keynote speakers Donald Davies and @handbury.bsky.social, and to all participants in the Lisbon Urban and Public Economics Workshop at ISEG
#LUPEW
@albaminano.bsky.social, @speraltalisboa.bsky.social, @rosasanchisg.bsky.social

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Jun 11

Brian Wilson (1942-2025)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F7A...

Paul McCartney on performing with The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson

YouTube video by Ronnie Wood

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Jun 9

Last week to register for the ISEG Summer School in Lisbon 🔆
#EconSky

João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Apr 14

ONE MONTH to benefit from the early bird fee for the 2025 ISEG Summer School in Economics that will take place this July in Lisbon🔆

@katarzynabilicka.bsky.social, Nagore Iriberri, @essobecker.bsky.social, and Pedro Bordalo

www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/en/event/ise...

📢Please share it #EconSky

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Jun 6

New publication in Small Business Economics with @jose-mesquita.bsky.social and José Tavares on the effects of increased eligibility to EU funds on firm performance

Sales⬆️in the short-run, but only for less competitive sectors, with no effects on employment.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

European funds and firm performance: evidence from a natural experiment - Small Business Economics

This paper examines the impact of European Union (EU) funds on the performance of private firms. We exploit a quasi-natural experiment arising from an administrative redrawing of geographical boundari...

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Jun 3

📣19th Portuguese Conference on Health Economics (CNES), organised by APES – the Portuguese Association for Health Economics

📆October 30–31, 2025, at the School of Economics, University of Porto.

Submit your best work:
event.fourwaves.com/19cnes/pages

19ª Conferência Nacional de Economia da Saúde | 19th Portuguese Health Economics Conference

Fourwaves - 19ª Conferência Nacional de Economia da Saúde | 19th Portuguese Health Economics Conference

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Jun 2

Thanks, Joana! Yes, just please shoot me an e-mail 🙂

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Jun 2

The program of the ISEG Lisbon Urban and Public Economics Workshop is out in
www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/en/event/lis...
Fantastic line-up of participants!
Keynotes: @handbury.bsky.social and Don Davis
Thanks for the support FCT and @bportugal.pt

Lisbon Urban and Public Economics Workshop, 2025

On June 19 and 20, 2025, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management will host the Lisbon Urban and Public Economics Workshop. The aim of the workshop is to bring together young and experienced r...

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Carmen Villa @carmenvillaecon.bsky.social · May 22

🚨 I'm hiring a Research Assistant at the Institute for Fiscal Studies 🚨

This is a great opportunity for someone interested in academic + policy work.

The position is based in London and starting this autumn.

Please apply below or share 🙂
app.beapplied.com/apply/nithts...

Research Assistance (Crime and Justice)

The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) is hiring a Research Assistant to support ongoing work on the effects of youth clubs on youth development. The Research Assistant will work closely with Dr. Carm...

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · May 16

Watch out for this brilliant new generation of economists pursuing their PhDs at the EUI! Happy to see co-authors, colleagues, and former students. Thanks @marlenethomass.bsky.social for organizing it.

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · May 14

Falei com a DECO PROteste sobre a crise da habitação em Portugal. Penso que disse facultar na frase em destaque, mas algumas ideias estão em lá. De qualquer forma, foi um gosto.

www.deco.proteste.pt/dinheiro/com...

João Pereira dos Santos: “Estado deve dar edificado para habitação”

Mais construção, medidas para dar nova vida a prédios devolutos, licenciamento mais célere, e o próprio Estado dar o exemplo e ceder o edificado que não usa são algumas soluções para o complexo proble...

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João Pereira dos Santos @joaopsantos.bsky.social · Apr 29

Go Canada!

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Apr 29

"I'm going to govern in econometrics" is a winning campaign slogan for the ages.

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Duncan Webb @duncanwebb.bsky.social · Apr 24

Come and work with me in lovely Lisbon! I’m hiring a full-time predoc research associate to work on exciting projects on discrimination, AI and health, and social media use in LMICs. Please share and apply!

#econra #econtwitter #econsky

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Predoc Job Description

Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant (Development Economics)Institution: Nova SBE, Lisbon (In-Person, with Partial Remote Flexibility)Supervisor: Duncan Webb, Assistant Professor of Economics Position O...

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