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Ph.D. Exam in Economics

Master Daniel Sebastião Abreu

Exam date: June 25, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in the Scientific Council room of the Quelhas Building at the Higher Institute of Economics and Management

Thesis Title: “Three Essays on Factor Models”

Advisor: Dr. João Carlos Henriques da Costa Nicolau

Viva Voce examination - PhD in Development Studies  

Master Daniel Robert Preston

Exam date: June 23, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., in the Scientific Council room of the Quelhas Building at the Higher Institute of Economics and Management

Thesis Title: “An Exploration of Private Finance in Global Development: The Case of U.S. Pension Funds and Investment in African Countries”

Advisor: Dr. Luis Paulo Mah da Silva

Viva Voce examination - PhD in Economics  

Master João Manuel Franco Vieira

Exam date: June 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in Auditorium 2 of the Quelhas Building at the Higher Institute of Economics and Management

Thesis title: “Essays on Panel Data Model Regression”

Advisor: Dr. Paulo Miguel Dias Costa Parente

Ph.D. Qualifying Exam in Mathematics Applied to Economics and Management

Master Maurício Silva de Carvalho

Exam date: June 18, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., in Auditorium 2 of the Quelhas Building at the Higher Institute of Economics and Management

Thesis title: “Essays on the economic impact of 35 years of road investment in Portugal: Estimating the linkages between transport accessibility, agglomeration externalities, and displacement effects”

Advisor: Dr. Patricia Sofia Coelho Melo

Viva Voce examination - PhD degree in Management

Master Foroozan Piroozi

Date of the test: 9 June 2026, at 14:00, via the link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/346072152546290?p=4hQUfLThUbpocOq79Y

Thesis title: “Critical Success Factors in Strategic Alliances in Pharmaceutical Companies in Iran”

Supervisor: Dr. Mário José Batista Romão

Viva Voce examination - PhD in Development Studies

Master Miguel Santos Nunes Areosa Feio

Date of the exam: June 8, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., in auditorium 2 of the Quelhas Building of the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão.

Thesis title: “Emotional Poverty - Health, mental illness and the reproduction of poverty as phenomena of cumulative causality”

Supervisor: Dr. Alexandre Germano de Abreu

Viva Voce examination - PhD in Development Studies

Master Cosmas Aloiye Ba-Ana-Itenebe

Date of the exam: June 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in auditorium 2 of the Quelhas Building of the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão.

Thesis title: “Understanding Structural Barriers and Coping Strategies for Insurgency-Induced Displacement: A Study of Internally Displaced Persons from the Northeast of Nigeria in Abuja”

Supervisor: Dr. Alexandre Germano de Abreu

Doctoral Exam in Sociology - Knowledge for Open and Inclusive Societies (OpenSoc)

Master Valério Carvalho Filho

Date of the test: May 26, 2026, at 3 p.m., via the link https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/354641735200764?p=fK4MdjUXUMbM8F0RBb

Thesis title: “Environmental Impact on China's Aquaculture Economy”

Supervisor: Dr. Manuel Francisco Pacheco Coelho

Viva Voce examination - PhD degree in Management

Master Luís Manuel Lucas Pires Vaz Henriques

Date of the test: May 26, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in auditorium 2 of the Quelhas Building of the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão.

Thesis title: “Understanding and assessing the delivered value of digital health”

Supervisor: Dr. Mário Fernando Maciel Caldeira

Viva Voce examination - PhD in Development Studies

Master Peiwen Wang

Test date: May 22, 2026, at 2:30 p.m., in auditorium 2 of the Quelhas Building of the Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão.

Thesis title: “Environmental Impact on China's Aquaculture Economy”

Supervisor: Dr. Manuel Francisco Pacheco Coelho