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Researcher @SOCIUS, Guest Lecturer @iseglisbon. Policy-geek always looking for the right balance between fairness and effectiveness.
Aug 18, 2021 4 tweets 1 min read
Sobre as novas regras de vendas nos bares das escolas (thread):

1. Portugal tem um dos piores registos ao nível da obesidade infantil. Image 2. A evidência sugere uma associação entre obesidade e menor performance escolar. Image
Jun 5, 2020 14 tweets 3 min read
NOTAS sobre o A PROGRAMA DE ESTABILIZAÇÃO ECONÓMICA E SOCIAL na área das POLÍTICAS SOCIAIS

(thread) Fica a um certo gosto de ... 'estava à espera de mais' ... Teremos de esperar pelo Orçamento Rectficativo (e das novidades na frente Europeia) para saber a verdadeira dimensão do pacote de resposta à crise.
May 7, 2020 8 tweets 2 min read
THE REDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT OF COVID19, ON PORTUGUESE HOUSEHOLDS

The Portuguese Central Bank, published estimates that suggest the impact of COVID19 on disposable income is stronger for families with higher earnings. This makes some sense: thanks to the extension ofthe furlough scheme, unemployment has not risen yet. And imporant parts of those on the two lower deciles are on benefits, which have not been afected yet.
Mar 31, 2020 13 tweets 2 min read
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE FIRST SET OF RESPONSES TO THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID19?

I have revised the evidence of a survey conducted by the ILO/WB (source, bellow) for 22 countries (mostly OECD). This is very preliminary, and already out of date for some countries, but still: Some countries have put forward fairly comprehensive packages (IT). Others not (yet) (DK).