European University Institute, Florence Braga is the oldest and the youngest Portuguese town. Indeed, whereas its history dates back 2,250 years, to when it was a Roman centre, it now has a population significantly younger than the rest of the country and much of the European Union. With 100,000 inhabitants, the environment here is free from the strains of life in a big city. Back from Florence, I have been teaching undergraduate and Master s courses, and doing research.
Teaching is a lot of fun.
The department has a very young and motivated research group, working in particular in the areas of health, labour, industrial and experimental economics, as well as the macro topics. Meetings and bureaucracy are the only discouraging points at a Portuguese University, where researchers are expected to engage in administrative tasks as well.