C. V.
Mauro Rodrigues
Full Professor
Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo
Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto 908
Sao Paulo, SP, 05508-010, Brazil
Phone: +55 11 3091-6069
Email: mrodrigues at usp.br
Current Positions
Full Professor, Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo, since 2019
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo, since 2023
Economist, porque.com.br
Past Positions
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2019-2020.
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo, 2013-2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo, 2008-2013
Research Fellow, Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo, 2006-2008
Other Academic Appointments
Editor, EconomiA journal, since 2020
Research Coordinator, Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo, 2020-2023
President, Brazilian Econometric Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Econometria), 2012-2013
Research Committee Chair, School of Economics, Business Administration and Accounting, University of Sao Paulo, 2019
Vice Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo, 2009-2011
Associate Editor, Estudos Econômicos journal, 2014-2018
Education
PhD in Economics, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 2006
MA in Economics, University of Sao Paulo, 2001
BA in Economics, University of Sao Paulo, 1997
Publications
"Correlation of Business Cycles in the Euro Zone" (with Carlos Eduardo Gonçalves and Tiago Soares), Economics Letters 102: 56-58, 2009.
"Import Substitution and Economic Growth", Journal of Monetary Economics 57: 175-188, 2010.
"Short Run and Long Run in Trade Models", EconomiA 14: 2-10, 2013.
"Taxation, Credit Constraints and the Informal Economy" (with Julia P. Araujo), EconomiA 17: 43-55, 2016.
"Evidence on search costs under hyperinflation in Brazil: The effect of Plano Real" (with Julia P. Araujo), Brazilian Review of Econometrics 40: 75-110, 2020.
"Education quality and the empirics of economic growth: reconciling Mankiw-Romer-Weil estimates with microeconometric evidence" (with Danilo P. Souza), Applied Economics Letters 28: 470-476, 2021.
"Is Rotten Tomatoes killing the movie industry? A regression discontinuity approach" (with Marislei Nishijima and Thaís Souza), Applied Economics Letters 29: 1187-1192, 2022.
"Does monetary policy impact CO2 Emissions? A GVAR analysis" (with Luccas Attílio and João Faria), Energy Economics 119: 106559, 2023.
"Missing: a correlation between exchange rate misalignment and GDP growth" (with Carlos Goncalves), Review of International Economics 31: 1602-1615, 2023.
"A model of endogenous education quality: The role of teachers" (with Danilo Souza), Macroeconomic Dynamics, forthcoming.
In Portuguese
"Tecnologia e Demanda por Qualificação na Indústria Brasileira" (with Naercio Menezes-Filho), Revista Brasileira de Economia 57: 569-603, 2003.
"Impactos das Distorções Tributárias sobre a Determinação da Oferta de Trabalho" (with João Ramos), EconomiA 11: 631-647, 2010.
"Previdência e Taxa de Juros no Brasil" (with Brian B. Ogundairo), Revista Brasileira de Economia 70: 357-374, 2016.
"Rigidez de preços no Brasil: Evidências microeconômicas e impactos macroeconômicos" (with Débora Oliveira), Revista Brasileira de Economia 77: e042023, 2023.
Books (in Portuguese)
Economês em Bom Português (with Carlos Eduardo Gonçalves and Irineu de Carvalho), Penguin/Cia das Letras, 2018.
Sob a Lupa do Economista (with Carlos Eduardo Gonçalves), Campus/Elsevier, 2009.
Teaching Experience
Graduate level
University of Sao Paulo
Macroeconomics, 2008-present
International Economics, 2012
Undergraduate level
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
International Trade, 2019-2020
University of Sao Paulo
Macroeconomics, 2008-present
International Economics, 2012-present
UCLA
Macroeconomics, 2005 and 2006
Ibmec Business School (Brazil)
Public Economics, 2000
Unesp (Brazil)
Statistics, 2000
Fellowships and Awards
First place, Central Bank of Brazil Award, Economics and Finance, 2018 (with Julia P. Araujo)
Runner-up, Brazil's Ministry of Finance Award (Macroeconomics and Finance), 2015 (with Julia P. Araujo)
CNPq Produtividade Fellowship, 2013-2015
CNPq Research Grant, 2012-2014
Fapesp Research Grant, 2012-2014
Fapesp Research Grant, 2009-2011
Undergraduate Teaching Award, Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo, 2006 and 2015
Quality of Education Fellowship, UCLA, 2005
Early Advancement to Candidacy Award, UCLA, 2003
Honors Pass, International Economics Field Exam, UCLA, 2003
Capes PhD Fellowship, 2001-2005
CNPq MA Fellowship, 1998-2000
Academic Excellence Award (for undergraduate research paper), Department of Economics, University of Sao Paulo, 1997
CNPq Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Bolsa de Iniciação Científica), 1996-1997
Referee for: B. E. Journal of Macroeconomics, International Economic Review, Review of Economic Dynamics, Review of International Economics, Applied Economics Letters, Plos One, International Economic Journal, Journal of Economic Structures, Brazilian Review of Econometrics, Revista Brasileira de Economia, Estudos Econômicos, EconomiA, Economia Aplicada
Languages: Portuguese (native), English (fluent), Spanish (basic)
Former students
Master's
2008 - Andre Medrado - currently at Brazil's Development Bank
2009 - Bruno Westin Leal - currently at Brazil's Treasury Department
2010 - Ricardo Sabbadini - currently at the Central Bank of Brazil
2010 - Eduardo Jardim - PhD Duke, currently at Amazon
2010 - Joao Ramos - PhD NYU, currently Assistant Professor at QMUL
2012 - Dejanir Silva - PhD MIT, currently Assistant Professor at Purdue University
2012 - Eduardo Ros - currently at Petrobras
2012 - Eduardo Astorino - lecturer at FGV-EESP
2012 - Thiago Angelis - currently at Bradesco Bank
2016 - Bruno Cordeiro - PhD USP
2016 - Marcelo Sacchi de Carvalho - PhD candidate at UBC
2019 - Pedro Tenorio - currently at DataZAP
2021 - Debora Oliveira - PhD student at EESP-FGV
2021 - Lucas Chang - PhD student, Brown University
PhD
2012 - Guilherme Attuy - currently at Gauss Capital
2014 - Antonio Morales - Lecturer at Insper
2017 - Mirela Scarabel - currently at Tendencias Consultoria
2019 - Julia Araujo - currently at Itau Bank
2020 - Danilo Souza - Assistant Professor at USP
2023 - Luccas Attilio - Assistant Professor, Federal University of Ouro Preto
Brazilian citizen. Born in Araraquara, SP, Brazil, on April 2, 1976.