Pedro Pintassilgo holds a Ph.D. in Natural Resource Economics from the New University of Lisbon. He is presently Associate Professor with Aggregation at the Faculty of Economics, University of Algarve, Portugal, and Director of the BSc program in Economics.
Over the last 20 years, he has studied natural resource economics, in particular the use of bio-economic modelling to support fisheries management, the application of game theory to the management of internationally shared fisheries, and the interaction between tourism and the environment. His research has been published in influential journals in the field of Economics, such as, Environmental & Resource Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Marine Resource Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, Resource and Energy Economics, and Tourism Economics.
He has participated in several international research projects and served as project reviewer for the Norway Research Council.
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The main topics addressed by the research team are: Consumer Behavior; Tourism Economics; Choice/Decision Models; Risk and uncertain Behaviors; Shrinking Cities; Quality of Life; Public Policies; Fisheries Economics; International Environmental Agreements; Tourism and the Environment.