Research

Publications

The Macroeconomic Effects of Universal Basic Income Programs,
Journal of Monetary Economics, Volume 148, 103615, 2024.
[paper] [WP with Appendix] [Old Cleveland Fed WP],
Featured: Jain Family Institute

The Welfare Costs of Business Cycles Unveiled: Measuring the Extent of Stabilization Policies,
with Fernando Barros Jr. and Fábio Gomes,
European Economic Review, Volume 169, 104822, 2024 (lead article).
[paper] [WP with Appendix] [Old Cleveland Fed WP]
Featured: Jornal da USP

Working Papers

A Note on Aggregating Preferences for Redistribution, (new!)
with Daniel Carroll and Eric Young,
November 2024 [current version] [Cleveland Fed WP]

Minimum Wage, Business Dynamism and the Life Cycle of Firms,
with Tomás R. Martínez and Alexandre Sollaci,
March 2024 [current version] [IDB WP]
Research grant: IDB - Competition in Latin America and the Caribbean

Optimal Fiscal Reform with Many Taxes, (new version!)
with Daniel Carroll and Eric Young,
August 2024 [current version] [Cleveland Fed WP]

Optimal Unemployment Insurance Requirements,
with Gustavo de Souza,
R&R, International Economic Review
March 2023 [current version] [Cleveland Fed WP]

Adjustment Costs, Financial Constraints and the Persistence of Misallocation in China,
with Gustavo Camilo
February 2019 [current version]

Pre-PhD

Modeling Default Probabilities: The Case of Brazil, [paper]
with Benjamin Tabak and Daniel O. Cajueiro
Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Volume 21, Issue 4, p. 513-534, 2011.