Gustavo de Souza
Economist at the Chicago FED.
I received my PhD from the University of Chicago in 2021. Former Postdoctoral fellow at the IIES.
In my research, I use micro-data to estimate macroeconomic models and derive policy implications. My research interests are in macroeconomics, labor economics, development, and public finance.
CV; Research Statement; A comprehensive view of my research
Contact Information
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
230 S La Salle St, Chicago, IL 60604
E-mail: gustavo@microtomacro.net
Twitter: @GusMicroToMacro
Linkedin: Gustavo de Souza
Working Papers:
The Labor Market Consequences of Appropriate Technology [paper] [slides] [Executive Summary]
How Would Compulsory Voting Affect Government Size? Learning from the Weather [paper]
On the Political and Economic Determinants of Redistribution: Pecuniary Gains, Social Preferences, or Institutions? [paper] [slides]
The Employment Consequences of Anti-Dumping Tariffs: Lessons from Brazil (joint with Haishi Li) [paper] [slides][twitter thread]
Optimal Unemployment Insurance Requirement (joint with André Victor Doherty Luduvice) [paper] [slides]
(Trade) War and Peace: How to Impose International Trade Sanctions (joint with Naiyuan Hu, Yuan Mei, and Haishi Li) [paper] [twitter thread][Executive Summary]