Frederico Cantante (1980) holds degrees in Sociology and Planning (ISCTE-IUL) and Law (Faculty of Law, Nova University of Lisbon), and a PhD in Sociology (ISCTE-IUL). For several years he was a research assistant at CIES-IUL and a member of the permanent team of the Observatory of Inequalities, during which time he published several articles in national scientific journals, books, and book chapters. His research has mainly focused on the study of economic and social inequalities and the labor market. In 2019, he published the book *The Risk of Inequality * (Almedina) and was awarded the António Dornelas Prize, awarded by the Ministry of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security (MTSSS).

frederico.cantante@colabor.pt