Primary fields of research

My main research interests are migration economics, political economy, labour and gender-related topics.

CV

Education:

2020-2023 - PhD in Economics, School of Business and Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany

2021-2018 - Marie Currie Early Stage Researcher, Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Germany

2014-2016 - MSc in Applied Econometrics and Forecasting, ISEG - University of Lisbon, Portugal

2011-2013 - MSc in Economics, Tilburg University, The Netherlands

2008-2011 - BSc in Economics, Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal

Professional Experience:

2021 – 2022 - Part-time Research Assistant, Dep. of Economics, University College of London (UCL), UK

2018 – 2023 - Economic Researcher, Dep. of Migration and International Labour Studies, Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Germany

2017 – 2018 - Research Assistant, Macro Team, The Economic & Social Research Institute (ESRI), Ireland                                           

2017– 2017 - Graduate Trainee, Economics Department, European Investment Bank, Luxembourg                                

2015 – 2016 - Research Analyst, Latin America Team, McKinsey & Company, Knowledge Centre, Costa Rica

2014 – 2015 - Economic Analyst Intern, Unit of Regional Development, Augusto Mateus & Assoc., Portugal

2013 – 2014 - Technical Supervisor, Department of Prudential Supervision, Bank of Portugal, Portugal                            

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

 House price expectations, labour market developments and the house price to rent ratio: A user cost of capital approach (with Kieran McQuinn and Connor O'Toole)
The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2021, Vol. 62, S. 25-47.

Working papers:               

 Immigrants' return intentions and labor market behavior when the home country is unsafe ​(with ​Jacopo Bassetto)
CESifo WP No. 10908, 2024
 (Previously circulated as "Home Country Socio-Political Conditions, Return Intentions, and Labour Market Outcomes", Available at SSNR 2023)
R&R, Journal of Labor Economics

Policy Reports and Book Chapters:

Freitas Monteiro, T., 2022, "The integration of migrant couples in Germany: the role of gender and the migration motive". In Andresen, M.,  et al. (Eds.) (2022). Wanderlust to wonderland? Exploring key issues in expatriate careers: Individual, organizational, and societal insights. In M. Andresen & J. Volmer (Eds.), Book Series "Human Resource Management and Work and Organisational Psychology (Vol. 2). Bamberg: University of Bamberg Press.

Brücker, H., Deuster, C., Fendel, T., Jaschke, P., Keita, S., Freitas Monteiro, T., 2019. “Nach der Machtübernahme der Taliban in Afghanistan: Erfahrungen aus der Vergangenheit und erste Einschätzungen der Folgen für Migration und Integration”,  IAB-Forschungsbericht

McQuinn, K., O’Toole C., Economides P. and Monteiro T., 2018. “Quarterly Economic Commentary, Summer 2018”, ESRI Forecasting Series

McQuinn, K., O’Toole C., Economides P. and Monteiro T., 2018. “Quarterly Economic Commentary, Spring 2018”, ESRI Forecasting Series

McQuinn, K., O’Toole C., Economides P. and Monteiro T., 2017. “Quarterly Economic Commentary, Winter 2017”, ESRI Forecasting Series

McQuinn, K., O’Toole C., Economides P. and Monteiro T., 2017. “Quarterly Economic Commentary, Autumn 2017”, ESRI Forecasting Series