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In this episode, we connect with Miguel Faria e Castro, a former Nova SBE student. Miguel is an economist and economic policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. We talk about his career path and the impact of Nova on his career choice. Then, we address topics such as fiscal policy at the EU level, the Dragui Report, and the upcoming US presidential elections

In this special episode of Connected, we revisit the experience of two Nec Alumni, Daniel Mugeiro and Hugo Sousa, who will share a bit of their journey through university, the club and much more!

In this episode, Professor António Rebelo de Sousa, former member of parliament and advisor of the ministry of finance, talk to us about european union: the main cons as the loss of sovereignty, fiscal deficits and its possible frictions, economic disparities between member states. Different type of integrations that could be implemented was also discussed. Content: Nicolas Gassen, Alberto Mazzola, Leonor Amado, Francisco Pinto Head of Marketing: Leonor Veloza Editor: Maria Francisca Pinhal

In this episode, Professor António Rebelo de Sousa, former member of parliament and advisor of the ministry of finance, talk to us about european union: an historical introduction, an analysis of main pros (economical, political and stability). Content: Nicolas Gassen, Alberto Mazzola, Leonor Amado, Francisco Pinto Head of Marketing: Leonor Veloza Editor: Maria Francisca Pinhal

Strong Euro, Weak Euro: two cultures,one currency. A(n) (im)possible coexistence? Is it possible for two different cultures to share the same currency? How? And what would advise it? In this episode, Professor Vitor Bento, an economist at the Bank of Portugal and author of the book "Euro Forte, Euro Fraco", talked to us about inflation throughout time, from a cultural, historical and political perspective. Some topics also discussed in this episode were the German case and the case of the Greek-Latin countries as well as the Portuguese economy and the effects and consequences of inflation.

Portuguese National Railway Plan - Frederico Francisco Last November, the Portuguese Government released the new National Plan for the Railways (Plano Ferroviário Nacional). NEC interviewed the Secretary of State for the Infrastructures, Frederico Francisco, in order to get to know a bit more about it. We talked about the environmental sustainability of the Plan, and about its impact on the Atlantic coast of Portugal and on Portugal's connectivity with Europe. The financial sustainability of the Plan and the credibility of its execution were also discussed.

In times of polarizing opinions and political turmoil, one needs to ask: how does a political regime affect economic growth. In an episode with contrasting perspectives and disruptive questions, we invited Professor José Tavares to shed some light on this topic. Are democracies better for economic growth? What are its pros and cons for human development and fighting inequality? Listen and find out!  Host: Nuno Calaim. Head: Beatriz Amorim. Edition: Caroline Thuss, Manuel Saraiva Lobo; Content: Ana Faroleiro, João Rodrigues, Nuno Calaim.

Host - Ana Faroleiro Head of Content - Beatriz Amorim Content - Ana Faroleiro and Filipe Ferreira Head of Marketing - Leonor Puga Editor - Manuel Saraiva Lobo

The idea of a Four-Day Workweek has been discussed all over the place. Thus, Nova Economics Club wanted to understand the possible pros and cons of such a new paradigm in the labour market. Therefore, we invited professor Pedro Martins to give us some insights on the evolution of the working hours, the pros and cons, and the feasibility of such a policy in Portugal and in the rest of the world. Host  - Beatriz Amorim Head - Hugo Marques de Sousa  Edition - Pedro Varela and Maria Inês Silva  Content - Beatriz Amorim and João Gomes

With the war in Ukraine, a big wave of refugees has been reaching all over Europe. What does this wave of migrants have different from the others? Why are Europeans accepting better Ukrainian refugees than other migrants in past conflicts? What is the impact of migrants on the wages of the host countries? What does literature tell us about all of this? Find the answers to these and other questions in this talk with professor Cátia Batista. Host - Filipe Ribeiro Ferreira Head - Hugo Marques de Sousa Edition - Pedro Varela and Maria Inês Silva Content - Ana Faroleiro and Filipe Ribeiro Ferreira

In this episode, our host Daniel Fernandes discusses with João César das Neves about some of European Recovery Plan intricacies.   Guest - João César das Neves Host - Daniel Fernandes Editor - Daniel Fernandes Content - Danel Fernandes; Adriana Lopes; Stefano Grancini. Head - Hugo Marques de Sousa

Professors Cátia Batista, Pedro Brinca and Susana Peralta are our special guests in this Monthly Report Episode. In this second part, they discussed the new european migrant crisis, due to the increased number of migrants from Africa trying to reach Europe in May 2021. Don't miss their analysis!    Guests - Cátia Batista, Pedro Brinca and Susana Peralta   Host - Hugo Marques de Sousa   Editors - Daniel Fernandes and Hugo Fonseca Head - Hugo Marques de Sousa   Content - Adriana Lopes, Francisco Sales and Hugo Marques de Sousa

Professors Cátia Batista, Pedro Brinca and Susana Peralta are our special guests in this Monthly Report Episode. In this first part, they discussed the Next Generation EU, the recovery plan designed by the EU to tackle COVID-19 crisis. Don't miss their analysis!   Guests - Cátia Batista, Pedro Brinca and Susana Peralta  Host - Hugo Marques de Sousa  Editors - Daniel Fernandes and Hugo Fonseca  Head - Hugo Marques de Sousa  Content - Adriana Lopes, Francisco Sales and Hugo Marques de Sousa

In this episode, Hugo talks with Pedro Siza Vieira, the Portuguese Minister of State for the Economy and Digital Transition, about the Portuguese EU Presidency that finished in the end of June 2021. Host - Hugo Fonseca Head - Hugo Marques de Sousa Editor - Hugo Fonseca Content - Francisco Lhano; Francisco Sales; Hugo Fonseca Subtitles - Daniel Fernandes

On this episode, our guest, Adalberto Campos Fernandes, former minister of health in Portugal, discussed with Adriana the possibility of the creation of a European Health Union. In these almost 20 minutes, several topics were addressed:  Cooperation between EU Member States in health (00:49) COVID-19 pandemic and European Health Union (3:45) Heterogeneity of Health Systems in the EU (07:05) Bureaucracy as an issue (11:54) Host: Adriana Lopes  Head: Hugo Marques de Sousa   Edition: Hugo Fonseca and Daniel Fernandes   Content: Adriana Lopes and Stefano Grancini  Recording date: 26th May 2021

In this episode, Francisco Lhano talks with Pedro Queirós, Aleyna Lale (from ConnectING, a club from the University of St Gallen) and Isabel Caldeira about some of the main events of April: US-Turkey Tensions (01:18) COVID-19 in India (12:22) European Super League (20:45) Host - Francisco Lhano Editors - Daniel Fernandes and Hugo Fonseca Head - Hugo Marques de Sousa Content - Francisco Sales and Francisco Lhano

On this episode, our guest, Nuno Crato, former minister of education in Portugal, discussed with Hugo the topic "Teaching in the Digital Age". In these almost 35 minutes, several topics were addressed:  Balance on the current digitalisation of education (00:50) Digital vs Paper based reading (13:38) School dropout and digital tools (21:43) Magalhães programme (29:56) Host: Hugo Marques de Sousa Head: Hugo Marques de Sousa  Edition: Hugo Fonseca and Daniel Fernandes  Content: Stefano Grancini, Francisco Pires Lhano, Hugo Marques de Sousa Recording date: 23rd April 2021

Francisco Sales, Ana Marques, João Carvalho and Martim Ramos (from Portfolio Management Club) reported the most relevant economic topics of March 2021: - AstraZeneca Suspension (01:02), - Block in Suez Canal (10:55), - US-Russia tension (19:30). Don't miss their analysis of this month! Guests - Ana Marques, João Carvalho and Martim Ramos Host - Francisco Sales Editors - Hugo Fonseca and Daniel Fernandes Head - Hugo Marques de Sousa Content - Adriana Lopes and Francisco Sales Subtitles - Stefano Grancini

In this episode, Adriana Lopes, the host, discusses with Ricardo Reis some of the intricacies in recent macroeconomic issues, such as the impact of COVID 19 on inflation and private investment, fiscal policy international coordination, possible changes in fiscal policy and the ECB's take on the international monetary and fiscal policy unity. Head: Hugo Marques de Sousa Host: Adriana Lopes Content: Adriana Lopes // Stefano Grancini Editor: Daniel Fernandes Subtitles: Francisco Sales

On this episode, Daniel interviewed Francisco and Margarida to understand some of the conclusions they reached about this topic, as well as the main difficulties they found when doing the research project. This interview was based on a Nova Economics Club's research project, in partnership with GPEARI, and conducted by Margarida Caroço, Francisco Pereira, Beatriz Amorim and Mariana Oliveira.  You can check all Nova Economic Clubs' Research Projects here. Guests: Francisco Pereira and Margarida Caroço Host: Daniel Fernandes   Editor: Hugo Fonseca Head: Hugo Marques de Sousa   Content: Daniel Fernandes, Francisco Lhano and Stefano Grancini

Daniel Fernandes, Daniel Silva, Diogo Conceição and Inês Coelho reported the most relevant economic topics of February 2021: Mario Draghi and the new Italian Government (01:04); Online Schooling (09:04); The plan for TAP (18:25). Don't miss their analysis of this month! Guests - Daniel Silva, Diogo Conceição and Inês Coelho Host - Daniel Fernandes Editors - Hugo Fonseca and Daniel Fernandes Head - Hugo Marques de Sousa Content - Daniel Fernandes, Francisco Pires Lhano and Fabio Nunziante

The year of 2020 was one of the deadliest registered in recent decades. According to Instituto Nacional de Estatística, since the beginning of March, deaths have been superior to homologous periods by 13%. However, was COVID-19 the only direct cause of these deaths? What reasons are behind this excess mortality? On this episode, Stefano interviewed Francisco and Ruben to understand some of the conclusions they reached about this topic, as well as the main difficulties they found when doing the research project. This interview was based on a Nova Economics Club's research project, in partnership with Health Economics & Management Knowledge Center, from Nova SBE, and conducted by Francisco Sales, Inês Coelho, Gonçalo Silva and Ruben Bento.   Guests: Francisco Sales and Ruben Bento  Host: Stefano Grancini  Editor: Hugo Fonseca  Head: Hugo Marques de Sousa  Content: Daniel Fernandes, Francisco Lhano and Stefano Grancini

On this episode, our guest, Chris Sainty, British Ambassador to Portugal, discussed with Hugo the Brexit deal and its implications. In these almost 30 minutes, several topics were addressed:  the UK-EU economic bond (0:15); the future of the UK in NATO alliance (5:32); the impacts on British businesses (10:37); Scottish independence (12:47);  Ambassador's personal perspectives (18:12).   Host: Hugo Fonseca  Head: Hugo Marques de Sousa  Edition: Hugo Fonseca and Daniel Fernandes  Content: Stefano Grancini, Francisco Pires Lhano, Daniel Fernandes and Hugo Fonseca  Subtitles: Adriana Lopes   Recording date: 19th February 2021

Carris is a Lisbon-based public transportation company with almost 150 years of history, during which it cemented itself as a building block of the city's transportation network. In 2017, the equity of the company and the public service responsibilities associated to it were transferred to the Municipality of Lisbon. What were the impacts of this change? On this episode, Francisco interviewed Isabel and Diogo to understand some of the conclusions they reached about this topic, as well as the main difficulties they found when doing the research project. This interview was based on a Nova Economics Club's research project, in partnership with the Institute of Public Policy, and conducted by Daniel Fernandes, Diogo Oliveira, Diogo Roberto, Isabel Caldeira and Pedro Varela. Guests: Isabel Caldeira and Diogo Roberto Host: Francisco Lhano Editor: Hugo Fonseca Head: Hugo Marques de Sousa Content: Daniel Fernandes, Francisco Lhano and Stefano Grancini

Hugo, Henrique, Margarida and Tiago reported the most relevant economic topics of January 2021: the third wave of COVID-19 pandemic (01:40); the unusual situation in the Financial Markets (09:55); the effect of the first weeks of Biden Administration (19:20). Don't miss their analysis of this month! Guests - Henrique Silva Santos, Margarida Caroço and Tiago Paúl Host - Hugo Marques de Sousa Editor - Hugo Fonseca Head - Hugo Marques de Sousa Content - Daniel Fernandes, Francisco Pires Lhano and Stefano Grancini

On this episode, our guest, professor Pedro Pita Barros, explained some of the lessons Health Systems can take from COVID-19. In these 35 minutes, he discussed with Francisco the most important lessons he think we can take from the current pandemic, as well as the differences between European Health Systems and the political action that can influence the efficiency of the measures taken. Host: Francisco Pires Lhano Head: Hugo Marques de Sousa Editor: Hugo Fonseca Content: Stefano Grancini and Francisco Pires Lhano Recording date: 14th January 2021

On this episode, our guest, professor Pedro Brinca, reflected on the last US Presidential Elections. In these almost 20 minutes, he discussed with Stefano the differences between Trump and a future Biden administration, the answer of financial markets to Biden's election, expected social changes in the USA, the new role of America in the fight against climate change and possible changes in monetary policy. Host: Stefano Grancini  Producer & Editor: Hugo Fonseca  Co-Coordinator: Diogo Conceição and Hugo Marques de Sousa  Content: Francisco Pires Lhano  Communications: Stefano Grancini

On this episode, our guest, professor Susana Peralta, reflected on the Unconditional Basic Income. In these almost 30 minutes, she discussed with Francisco the incentives to work with an UBI, the sustainability of this policy and its possible benefits to medium class families, to the most affected sectors by COVID-19, and to protect young adults. Host: Francisco Pires Lhano Producer & Editor: Hugo Fonseca Co-Coordinator: Diogo Conceição and Hugo Marques de Sousa Content: Francisco Pires Lhano Photography & Marketing: Carolina Carraca Communications: Stefano Grancini

On this episode, our guests, professor Ana Balcão Reis and Catarina Ângelo, reflected on the Access to Higher Education, based on research from Nova SBE Economics of Education Knowledge Center. In these 30 minutes, they covered topics such as the importance of public spending, the advantages and disadvantages of the system of Accessment to Higher Education in Portugal and in other contries, the social justice of the actual systems, the use of the EU funds and the future of education in Portugal. Host: Stefano Grancini Team Members: Carolina Carraca, Daniel Silva, Diogo Conceição, Francisco Lhano, Hugo Fonseca and Hugo Sousa