- Dec. 2006: Aggregation in Economics, University of Minho - Portugal

- Aug. 1995 - May 1999: Ph.D. in Economics, University of South Carolina - USA.

- July 1995: Pedagogical Aptitude and Scientific Capacity Exams (equivalent to a Master degree), University of Minho - Portugal. 

- July 1993: Licentiate Degree in Economics, University of Porto - Portugal.

 

Member of the board of scientific organizations

- Member of the board of the European Public Choice Society (2015-18).

 

        Awards and Grants  

- 2012 Research Prize, attributed by the School of Economics and Management of the University of Minho, to the paper "Election results and opportunistic policies: A new test of the rational political business cycle model" published in Public Choice 2011, co-authored with Toke Aidt and Francisco Veiga.

- March 2011: The research project Political Business Cycles and Economic Voting was funded by Foundation for Science and Technology (118 501/2010).

 - Aug. 2007: The research project Political Competition and Economic Performance was funded by Foundation for Science and Technology (65 711/2006).

- Oct. 2006: Awarded a sabbatical scholarship by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology.

- Dec. 2004: The research project Interactions between Economics and Politics in Portugal was funded by Foundation for Science and Technology (58 641/2004).

- Dec. 2001: The research project Voters, Policymakers and the Economy was funded by Foundation for Science and Technology (37 457/01).

- Nov. 2000: The research project Voters, Policymakers and the Economy: an Analysis of the Portuguese Case was funded by Foundation for Science and Technology (32 609/99).

- Oct. 1996: Awarded a scholarship by PRAXIS XXI, a Portuguese government scholarship program for doctoral students.

 

        Professional Experience  

- Since Dec. 2006: Associate Professor with Aggregation, School of Economics and Management, University of Minho, Braga - Portugal.

- Feb. 2004 - Dec. 2006: Associate Professor, School of Economics and Management, University of Minho, Braga - Portugal.

- Oct. 2005 - July 2006: Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall - University of Cambridge, U.K. Sabbatical leave from the University of Minho.

- June 1999 - Feb. 2004: Auxiliary Professor, School of Economics and Management, University of Minho, Braga - Portugal.

- Oct. 1995 - June 1999: Assistant, School of Economics and Management, University of Minho, Braga - Portugal. On leave from August 1995 to February 1999.

- Jan. 1998 - May 1999: Research Assistant at the Division of Research, University of South Carolina.

- Aug. 1995 - Dec. 1997: Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of South Carolina.

- Sept. 1993 - Sept. 1995: Teaching Assistant, School of Economics and Management, University of Minho - Portugal.

- July - Nov. 1993: Lecturer in Portuguese Economy in the European Social Fund Formation Program, at the Association for the Regional Development of Minho.

 

        Publications - articles in scientific journals  

18. Veiga, Francisco; Veiga, Linda and Morozumi, Atsuyoshi (2017). Political business cycles and media freedom. Electoral Studies 45: 88-99.

17. Costa, Hélia; Veiga, Linda and Portela, Miguel (2015). Interactions in local governments’ spending decisions: Evidence from Portugal. Regional Studies, 49(9): 1441-1456.

16. Veiga, Linda (2013). Voting functions in the EU-15. Public Choice, 157(3): 411-428.

15. Veiga, Linda and Veiga, Francisco (2013). Intergovernmental fiscal transfers as pork barrel. Public Choice, 155 (3/4): 335-353.

14. Veiga, Linda (2012). Determinants of the Assignment of EU Funds to Portuguese Municipalities. Public Choice, 153: 215-233.

13. Aidt, Toke; Veiga, Francisco e Veiga, Linda (2011). Election Results and Opportunistic Policies: A New Test of the Rational Political Business Cycle Model. Public Choice, 148: 21-44.

12. Veiga, Francisco and Veiga, Linda (2010). The Impact of Local and National Economic Conditions on Legislative Election Results. Applied Economics, 42: 1727-1734.

11. Veiga, Linda and Pinho, Maria Manuel (2007). The Political Economy of Intergovernmental Grants: Evidence from a Maturing Democracy. Public Choice, 133 (3/4): 457-477

10. Veiga, Linda and Veiga, Francisco (2007). Does Opportunism Pay-off?. Economics Letters, 96(2): 177-182.

9. Veiga, Linda and Veiga, Francisco (2007). Political Business Cycles at the Municipal Level. Public Choice, 131 (1/2): 45-64.

8. Coelho, César; Veiga, Francisco and Veiga, Linda (2006). Political Business Cycles in Local Employment: Evidence from Portugal. Economics Letters, 93(1): 82-87.

7. Veiga, Linda and Veiga, Francisco (2005). Eleitoralismo nos Municípios Portugueses. Análise Social,  XL (177): 865-889.

6. Veiga, Linda and Pinho, Maria Manuel (2004). Análise da Influência de Factores Políticos na Afectação das Transferências Intergovernamentais em Portugal. Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais, 7: 63-83.

5. Veiga, Linda and Veiga, Francisco (2004). The Determinants of Vote Intentions in Portugal. Public Choice, 118: 341-364.

4. Veiga, Linda and Veiga, Francisco (2004). Popularity Functions, Partisan Effects and Support in Parliament. Economics & Politics, 16(1): 101-115.

3. Veiga, Linda and Chappell, Henry (2002). Politics and Unemployment in Industrialized Democracies. Public Choice, 110(3/4): 261-282.

2. Chappell, Henry and Veiga, Linda (2000). Economics and Elections in Western Europe: 1960-97. Electoral Studies, 19(2/3): 183-198.

1. Veiga, Linda (1998). Popularity Functions for the Portuguese Prime-Minister, Government, Parliament and President. European Journal of Political Research, 3(3): 347-361.

 

- Kurian, M.; Ardakanian, R.; Veiga, Linda Gonçalves and Meyer, K. (2016). Resources, Services and Risks: How Can Data Observatories Bridge The Science-Policy Divide in Environmental Governance?, Springer.

- Veiga, Linda Gonçalves; Kurian, Mathew and Ardakanian, Reza (2015). Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations - Questions of Accountability and Autonomy, Springer.

- Veiga, Francisco; Carballo-Cruz, F. and Veiga, Linda (2014). Cooperação Territorial Europeia e Cultura. Princípia Editora.

 

- Veiga, Linda Gonçalves e Francisco Veiga, Term limits at the local government level: evidence from a natural experiment, NIPE - WP 07/2016 .

- Veiga, Linda  and Veiga, Francisco, Determinants of Portuguese local governments’ indebtedness, NIPE-WP 16/2014.

- Nogueira, Carlos Gama and Veiga, Linda (2010), Economic determinants of citizens’ support for the European Union, NIPE WP 27/2010.

 

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