Dr Pedro Gomes

Pedro Gomes is Reader in Economics at Birkbeck, University of London. Previously, he spent seven years as Assistant Professor at the University Carlos III de Madrid, was a Visiting Professor at the University of Essex and held positions at the European Central Bank and the Bank of England.

Pedro studied for his BSc in Economics in his hometown of Lisbon, and received his PhD from the London School of Economics in 2010. A leading researcher on public sector employment, he has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and chapters in books. He values partnerships with policy institutions, and often presents his work at the European Central Bank, World Bank, IMF, European Commission, and the OECD.

Fluent in English, Portuguese, Spanish and French, he lives in London with his wife and daughter, and Friday Is the New Saturday is his first book, written for a general audience.