Hi! I am a senior economist at Banco de Portugal’s Financial Stability Department and an adjunct assistant professor at Nova School of Business and Economics in Lisbon, Portugal. I obtained my PhD degree in Economics from CERGE-EI.
My research interests include asset allocation, household finance, and macroeconomics. I am particularly interested in household heterogeneity concerning wealth and essential characteristics for household finance, including financial literacy. I am also interested in frictions affecting financial decisions and their aggregate implications.
You can find my CV here.
NEWS and Talks:
In September, I will present my paper on fiscal policy effectives and the debt level at PSE Macro Days 2025 in Paris.
New versions of "Financial Skills and Search in the Mortgage Market" and "Tax Structures and Fiscal Multipliers in HANK Models" are now available.
I will present the new version of the paper on financial skills and mortgages at the 2025 Midwest Macroeconomics Meeting, hosted by the Kansas City Fed.
I will present my paper on fiscal policy effectives and the debt level at the T2M conference, hosted by CREST.
Contact details:
Rua Castilho 24,
1250-069 Lisbon,
Portugal
Email: asterc@bportugal.pt
ante.sterc@novasbe.pt