Pedro Pires Ribeiro is an economist in the Economics and Research Department since 2016, after joining Banco de Portugal in 2009. Pedro is also a researcher at BRU-ISCTE and he has been collaborating as (Adjunct) Professor of Finance at INDEG-IUL and UAL, teaching courses in undergraduate and graduate levels as well as in executive education programs. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from ISCTE-IUL, a M.Sc. in Finance from the same institution and a degree in Economics from Nova SBE. His work has been published in internationally renowned scientific journals, including the Review of World Economics, Empirical Economics, Finance Research Letters and International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance.