Born 1971, Norway. PhD in Economics, 2002, University of Bergen. Habilitation (“Provas de Agregação”) in Economics, 2008, University of Minho. Professor of Economics, University of Minho. Member of Centre for Research in Economics and Management (NIPE), University of Minho. Research Fellow, CESifo, Munich. Associate Editor of Journal of Health Economics. Main research interests: · Industrial organization · Labour markets and globalization · Competition and regulation in health care markets