Advanced Mathematical Methods for Economic Efficiency Analysis Theory and Empirical Applications

Pedro Macedo is an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics at University of Aveiro (DMat-UA, Portugal) and a member of the Center for Research & Development in Mathematics and Applications (CIDMA, Portugal). He holds a PhD in Mathematics (Probability and Statistics), a MSc in Economics, and a licentiate degree in Applied Mathematics. His research interests lie in info-metrics, large-scale data, maximum entropy, productivity and efficiency analysis, and shrinkage estimation. 

Victor Manuel Ferreira Moutinho has a PhD in Energy Systems and Climate Change. He published several articles in the following journals: Energy Policy, Utilities Policy, Empirical Economics, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Journal of Cleaner Production, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Environment Development and Sustainability, Energy-International Journal, Agricultural Economics, Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, Energy Procedia, InternationalJournal of Energy Economics and Policy, International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy. Currently, he is Director of the master in economics at University of Beira Interior (UBI). He is Coordinator of Economics and Finance and Full Researcher at NECE - Research Center in Business Sciences at the UBI, Associate Editor at Environmental Development and Sustainability (Springer), Academic Editor at Energies - MPDI and Academic Editor at The PLOS ONE.

Mara Madaleno is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism at the University of Aveiro (DEGEIT-UA, Portugal) and a member of the Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP, Portugal). Currently, she is the Director of the Master in Economics, Vice-director of the Master in Data Science for Social Sciences, and Vice-coordinator of the GOVCOPP research group Systems for Decision Support (SDS). She holds a PhD in Economics (Financial Economics), and a licentiate degree in Economics. Her research interests lie in financial economics, financial markets, energy and environmental financial markets, and financial markets/assets efficiency.