Director of the Country Studies Branch at the OECD
Presently, Director of the Country Studies Branch at the OECD Economics Department Prior to joining the OECD, he was Minister for Economy & Employment in Portugal, responsible for the areas of Industry, Commerce and Services, Tourism, Energy and Public Works, Transportation, and Employment. He was in charge of a major programme of economic and labour reforms. Previously, he taught economics in universities in Canada and the UK. He has published a number of academic books and papers