???global.info.a_carregar???
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Elena Sochirca Neves

Citation names

  • Sochirca, Elena

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5318-4322-FBF5
ORCID iD
0000-0002-6328-849X

Email addresses

  • elena.neves@ubi.pt (Professional)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Romanian (Mother tongue)
Russian (Mother tongue)
Portuguese Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Education
Degree Classification
2013/09/20
Concluded
 Economia (Doutoramento)
Major in Sem especialidade
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
"Economic development and income inequality: the role of political institutions and directed technological change in modern economies" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovada por unanimidade e com distinção
2004/09 - 2005/09
Concluded
 Mestrado em Economia (Magister (2nd cycle))
Major in Economia
Academia de Studii Economice din Moldova, Moldova
 9,4 valores (escala crescente de 1 a 10)
2000/09
Concluded
 Economia e Gestão (Bachelor (1st cycle))
Karlstads universitet, Sweden
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/10 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2014/09 - 2015/03 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto, Portugal
2014/09 - 2015/02 Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto, Portugal
2013/10 - 2014/10 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Portucalense Infante D Henrique Departamento de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais, Portugal
2013/10/03 - 2014/09/30 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade Portucalense Infante D Henrique Departamento de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais, Portugal
2011/09 - 2013/03 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/12 - Current Diretora do 1º Ciclo em Economia Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/05/01 - 2019/09 Investigadora pós-doutoramento Universidade do Minho Escola de Economia e Gestão, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas, Portugal
2010/12 - 2015/11 colaboradora CEF.UP Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2016/05 - 2019/09 Post-doctoral grant
SFRH/BPD/109307/2015
Universidade do Minho Escola de Economia e Gestão, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas, Portugal
Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
Concluded
2009 - 2013 Doctoral grant
SFRH/BD/61040/2009
 Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
2006/04 - 2007/09 Management and performance evolution of urban public transport enterprises
PDCT/TRA/58200/2004
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Sílvia Carneiro; Pedro Cunha Neves; Oscar Afonso; Elena Sochirca. "Meta-analysis: global value chains and employment". Applied Economics (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2023.2186365.
    10.1080/00036846.2023.2186365
  2. Pedro Cunha Neves; Oscar Afonso; Diana Silva; Elena Sochirca. "The link between intellectual property rights, innovation, and growth: A meta-analysis". Economic Modelling (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2021.01.019.
    10.1016/j.econmod.2021.01.019
  3. "The effects of offshoring on wages: a meta-analysis". Review of World Economics 157 1 (2021): 149-179. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10290-020-00385-z.
    10.1007/s10290-020-00385-z
  4. Elena Sochirca; Francisco José Veiga. "Key determinants of elite rivalry: theoretical insights and empirical evidence". Applied Economics 53 2 (2021): 277-291. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2020.1805099.
    10.1080/00036846.2020.1805099
  5. "Optimal policies, middle class development and human capital accumulation under elite rivalry". Eurasian Economic Review 10 4 (2020): 727-744. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40822-020-00150-5.
    10.1007/s40822-020-00150-5
  6. Sochirca, E.; Afonso, O.; Silva, S.T.. "Political Rivalry Effects on Human Capital Accumulation and Inequality: A New Political Economy Approach". Metroeconomica 68 4 (2017): 699-729. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84992736609&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1111/meca.12140
  7. Sochirca, E.; Afonso, Ó.; Silva, S.T.; Neves, P.C.. "Effects of political rivalry on public investments in education and income inequality". Journal of Policy Modeling 38 2 (2016): 372-396. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84963955123&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jpolmod.2016.03.003
  8. Sochirca, E.; Gil, P.M.; Afonso, O.. "Technology structure and skill structure: Costly investment and complementarity effects quantification". Journal of Macroeconomics 40 (2014): 172-189. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899863589&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jmacro.2014.03.007
  9. Sochirca, Elena Afonso, Óscar Gil, Pedro Mazeda. "Technology structure and skill Structure: costly investment and complementarity effects quantification.". (2014): http://hdl.handle.net/11328/778.
  10. Sochirca, E.; Afonso, O.; Gil, P.M.. "Technological-knowledge bias and the industrial structure under costly investment and complementarities". Economic Modelling 32 1 (2013): 440-451. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875622527&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.econmod.2013.02.037
  11. Sochirca, Elena Afonso, Óscar Gil, Pedro Mazeda. "Technological-Knowledge Bias and the Industrial Structure under Costly Investment and Complementarities.". (2013): http://hdl.handle.net/11328/777.
  12. Barbot, C.; Costa, A.; Sochirca, E.. "Airlines performance in the new market context: A comparative productivity and efficiency analysis". Journal of Air Transport Management 14 5 (2008): 270-274. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-50649084125&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jairtraman.2008.05.003
  13. Barbot, Cristina Costa, Álvaro Sochirca, Elena. "Airlines performance in the new market context: A comparative productivity and efficiency analysis.". (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/11328/776.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Serrasqueiro, João Pedro Alves Martins dos Santos. "Youth Unemployment Determinants and Interactions with Inequality". Master, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/12693.
  2. Neves, Carolina Basílio. "Contribution of public and private higher education to innovation and economic growth". Master, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/11454.
  3. Baza, Gerson Francisco. "A Interdependência entre o Crescimento da Economia Angolana e as Receitas do Petróleo". Master, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/11455.
  4. Sochirca, Elena. "Economic development and income inequality: the role of political institutions and directed technological change in modern economies". PhD, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11328/775.
Working paper
  1. Sochirca, Elena; Neves, Pedro Cunha. 2018. "Optimal policies, middle class development and human capital accumulation under elite rivalry". https://hdl.handle.net/1822/60212.
  2. Sochirca, Elena; Veiga, Francisco José. 2018. "Key determinants of elite rivalry: theoretical insights and empirical evidence". https://hdl.handle.net/1822/54804.
  3. Sochirca, Elena; Veiga, Francisco José. 2017. "Measuring political rivalry and estimating its e¿ect on economic growth". http://hdl.handle.net/1822/44843.

Other

Other output
  1. Robots and Humans: the role of fiscal and monetary policies in an endogenous growth model - CEFUP Working Paper. 2022. Pedro Neves; Óscar Afonso; Elena Sochirca. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/140241.
  2. Automation and Off(Re)Shoring: A Meta-Regression Analysis. Offshoring characterizes much of the globalization phenomenon of the last century. However, the rapid development of automation technologies, combined with the disruption of Global Value Chains experienced at the international level, have put pressure on multinational's decisions regarding location of production activities.The ongoing debate on the effects of automation on off(re)shoring movements. 2022. Pedro Cunha Neves; Óscar Afonso; Alexandra Pinheiro; Elena Sochirca. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/147910.
    10.2139/ssrn.4290721
  3. Determinants of Youth Unemployment: Evidence From 18 OECD Countries. Youth unemployment rates are significantly and consistently higher than total unemployment rates, hitting especially high values in a crisis context. The aim of this work is to assess the determinants of youth unemployment in developed countries, relying on a youth to total unemployment ratio. Using data from 18 OECD countries from 1990 to 2019, the results of the estimations indicate that labor m. 2022. Pedro Cunha Neves; Elena Sochirca; João Serrasqueiro. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/147932.
    10.2139/ssrn.4245898
  4. The Impact of Offshoring on Employment: A Meta-analysis. Over the last decades, the intensification of offshoring movements has generated important impacts on labour markets. The literature on this topic has, however, produced divergent results. We develop a meta-analysis of the empirical literature that estimates the effect of offshoring on employment in the origin country. We find that, although the overall effect is weak, there are important differen. 2022. Pedro Cunha Neves; Óscar Afonso; Andreia Ferreira; Elena Sochirca. https://hdl.handle.net/10216/147916.
    10.2139/ssrn.4311321
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/09 - Current Efeitos do Aumento do Salário Mínimo nos Componentes do PIB: o caso de Portugal
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Economia (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2022/09 - Current Divisão entre mão-de-obra qualificada e não qualificada, crescimento económico e influencia/dependência energética nos países da União Europeia
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado de Economia (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2022/09 - Current Efeitos da União Monetária Europeia sobre a desigualdade de rendimentos e possíveis canais de transmissão
Supervisor
 Doutoramento em Economia (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2022 - Current Políticas macroeconómicas relevantes para a melhoria do desempenho económico dos países africanos exportadores de petróleo
Supervisor
 Doutoramento em Economia (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021 - Current Impacto da desigualdade na distribuição de terra no crescimento económico dos países em desenvolvimento
Supervisor
 Doutoramento em Economia (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020/09 - Current Política do multiplicador salarial – uma proposta de política pró-emprego baseada no income tax das empresas
Co-supervisor
 Doutoramento em Economia (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/11 A INTERDEPENDÊNCIA ENTRE O DESEMPENHO DA ECONOMIA ANGOLANA E AS RECEITAS DO PETRÓLEO: PERSPECTIVAS E SUSTENTABILIDAE
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Economia (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/10 Influência das instituições de ensino superior no processo de Crescimento Económico: modelização teórica da formação privada vs. formação pública
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Economia (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/03 Essays on Inequality and Growth: A bibliometric approach, two time series analyses and a theoretical contribution
(Thesis) Arguer
 Pedro Gil Gonçalves Lima (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2022/10 Capital Social, Inovação e Crescimento Económico
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Pedro Miguel Coelho de Oliveira Gomes de Sousa (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2022/10 The impact of natural geography on the economic development of European countries
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Nuno Carlos Fernandes Faria (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2022/10 SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT OF AUTOMATION ON INTRA-COUTRY WAGES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN A DIRECTED TECHNICAL CHANGE MODEL
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Ricardo Conde Gomes Bento (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2021/11 A interdependência entre o crescimento da economia angolana e as receitas do petróleo
Supervisor
 Gerson Francisco Baza (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2021/11 The impact of criminal activity on tourism: evidence from Latin America and Carribean countries
President of the jury
 Maria Carolina Teixeira (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2021/07 The role of natural capital and economic openness in sustainable economic development
President of the jury
 Margarida Carneiro (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2020/10 The impact of institutions on economic growth across OECD
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Almeida (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2020/06 The impact of foreign direct investment in emissions reduction targets: evidence from high- and middle-income countries
President of the jury
 Rafaela Vital Caetano (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2020/06 Determinants of CO2 emissions in European Union countries: does environmental regulation reduce environmental pollution?
President of the jury
 Margarida da Silva Patrício (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2019/10 Meta-análise: o impacto da imigração na inovação e no crescimento económico
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Beatriz Almeida Abreu (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2013/12 Portuguese Economic Growth Revisited: a Technology-Gap Explanation
(Thesis) Main arguer
 José Afonso Pardelinha Mendes (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2019 Best Paper Award