Biography
Rui Henrique Alves is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics, University of Porto (FEP), where he has been teaching since 1991. He holds a PhD in Economics from FEP, with a dissertation focused on European Economics, as well as a Master’s degree and Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the same institution.
From 2013 to 2022, Rui served as the Coordinator of the Economic and Financial Unit at the Permanent Representation of Portugal to the European Union (REPER) in Brussels. He is the author or co-author of numerous books and articles in European Economics, International Economics, and Macroeconomics, with a particular emphasis on Economic Policy and Public Finance. These fields, along with Financial Markets, form the core of his research interests.
Rui is a Researcher at CEF.UP (Centre for Economics and Finance at the University of Porto) and a founding member of NIFIP (Research Centre on Public Finance and Monetary Policy – FEP) and OBEGEF (Observatory of Economy and Fraud Management).
He was a member of FEP’s Executive Council from 2010 to 2013, served on the Board of the Porto and North of Portugal Regional Tourism Entity in 2012, and worked as a consultant for the Portuguese Stock Exchange for several years. Rui has also taught at other higher education institutions.