|  | Nome: Gisela Rua
E-mail: grua@econ.berkeley.edu
Year of Birth: 1980
Place of birth: Porto, Portugal
City of residence: Berkeley, CA
Time in the US: 3 years
Undergraduate Degree:Licenciatura in Economics, Faculdade de Economia do Porto
Postgraduate Degree:Still ongoing
Current professional status: PhD student
Professional interests: Macroeconomics, International Economics, Applied Econometrics and Development Economics
Best career achievement: The next one
| What brought you to the USA?
The desire to make my PhD abroad at a top research university. In what are you currently working on?
International reserves accumulation in emerging countries, financial development. What conditions do you have here that you do not have in Portugal?
The chance to learn from the best professors in the field (some Nobel laureates) and to work with students and faculty from all over the world. What are your future plans?
Work as an assistant professor or as a researcher in a think- tank. Why did you join PAPS?
I like PAPS mission and wanted to connect with the Portuguese post-graduate community in the US. | Favourite source of news from Portugal: | Público online, DN online, RTP multimédia, blog Arrastão. | | Daily life (weekdays): | Biking to/from campus, work, playing football (soccer) and tennis. | | Daily life (weekends): | Work, reading the newspaper in a coffee shop, exploring San Francisco. | | Other interests: | Jazz, cinema, FC Porto, politics (mostly US politics now). |
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