Pedro Miguel Prego Banco de Portugal Economic Research Department th Av. Almirante Reis, 71 – 6 floor +351 21 31 28 391 [email protected] 1150-012 Lisbon, Portugal Education Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) MSc in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Technological Change, 2009 – 2012 ISEG – Universidade Técnica de Lisboa Certificate in Applied Econometrics and Forecasting, 2008-2009 Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) – Covilhã BSc in Economics, 2004-2008 Employment Banco de Portugal, since April 2013 Economist, Economic Research Deparment Banco de Portugal, 2012 – 2013 Trainee, Economic Research Department Research Interests Applied Microeconomics, Corporate Finance, Microeconometrics Awards and Honours Excellency Award, UBI, 2008 Excellency Award, UBI, 2007 Excellency Award, UBI, 2006 Publications “Investment Decisions and Financial Standing of Portuguese Firms – revisited” (with Luisa Farinha), Banco de Portugal Financial Stability Report, May 2013, pp. 105 – 125