Holds a PhD in Economics from ISCTE-IUL, Lisbon, Portugal and University of Bourgogne, Dijon, France. She is a professor in the Department of Political Economy and a member of the DINÂMIA'CET-IUL. She is the Director of the Master's in Human Resource Development Policies and coordinates the human resources sub-area at DINAMIA'CET-IUL. Her research has focused on the employment relationship, skills, wage policies of companies and labor market flexibility. She has coordinated projects in the field of skill-seeking and wagepolicies, and has participated in other projects as a team member, especially on domestic work.