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Américo Manuel dos Santos Carvalho Mendes Completed his PhD in Economics in 1995 from the University of Arizona, Department of Economics. He received a degree in Economics in 1979 from the University of Aix-Marseille III, Faculté d'Économie Appliquée. He holds a Specialized Higher Studies Diploma in Economics and Rural Development Strategy in 1980 from the University d'Aix-Marseille II, Faculté de Sciences Économiques. He received a "License" in Economics in 1978 from the University of Social Sciences in Toulouse. He is the Coordinator of ATES - Transversal Area of Social Economy of the Porto Regional Center of the Portuguese Catholic University. He is an Associate Professor in Economics at Católica Porto Business School. He is Director of the Postgraduate Course in Management of Social Economy Organizations and Member of the Board of the Postgraduate Course in Management of Development Cooperation Projects at the Porto Regional Center of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. He is a member of CEGE - Center for Management and Economic Studies at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Published 22 articles in specialized journals. It has 36 book chapters and 6 books. Co-supervised 1 doctoral thesis(s). Supervised 22 master's theses. He has teaching, research and volunteering interests in the areas of Economics and Social Policy and Forestry Economics and Policy.
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BestCoopMed: Excelência da Organização da Produção em Cooperativas Agroalimentares na Europa Mediterrânica
Sottomayor, M. (PI), Mendes, A. (Researcher), Cunha, M. (Researcher), Ferreira, M. (Researcher), Madsen, A. (Researcher) & Andrade, A. (Researcher)
1/01/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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INTEGRAL: Future-oriented integrated management of European forest landscapes
Mendes, A. (PI)
1/11/11 → 31/10/15
Project: Research
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Diagnóstico das ONG em Portugal 2015-2024
Translated title of the contribution :Diagnosis of NGOs in Portugal 2015-2024 Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Diagnóstico das ONG em Portugal
Franco, R. C. (Editor), Esteves, A., Mendes, A. M. S. C., Lourenço, A., Chau, F., Pinto, F., Oliveira, F. G. D., Cunha, M. A. D., Tavares, M. F. F., Franco, R. C., Gonçalves, R., Garrido, S. D. A., Silva, S. & Ramus, T., 2015, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. 225 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited book › peer-review
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Assessing child well-being through a new multidimensional child-based weighting scheme index: an empirical estimation for Portugal
Fernandes, L., Mendes, A. & Teixeira, A., Aug 2013, In: Journal of Socio-Economics. 45, p. 155-174 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus) -
A weighted multidimensional index of child well-being which incorporates children’s individual perceptions
Fernandes, L., Mendes, A. & Teixeira, A., Dec 2013, In: Social Indicators Research. 114, 3, p. 803-829 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
12 Citations (Scopus) -
A review essay on the measurement of child well-being
Fernandes, L., Mendes, A. & Teixeira, A. A. C., Apr 2012, In: Social Indicators Research. 106, 2, p. 239-257 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
48 Citations (Scopus)