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PROF. PAULO RA LOUREIRO

He received his B.Sc. in Economics (1980) from the UniCeuB. He holds his MSc (1993) and PhD (2000) from the University of Brasilia-UnB. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Economics, Tulane University New Orleans/Georgia Institute of Technology–USA (2005/2006) and at the School of Economics, University of Kent Canterbury - England–U.K. (2013/2014). He is currently Associate Professor of Econometrics at the Department of Economics, University of Brasilia (UNB) and is also Research Associate at the Brazilian Council of Science and Technology (CNPq) since 2004. He has experience in economics, with emphasis on Applied Economics. His academic interests are Applied Econometrics; Economy Crime and Violence; Labour Economics. He has consulted for a wide range of inter-governmental and non-governmental organisations.

He has published about 65 articles in scientific journals, for example, Exterior. According to CAPES QUALIS. (A1): Economics Letters; International Review of Law and Economics; Journal of Population Economics; Empirical Economics; Ecological Economics; Review of Development Economics; Journal of International Development. (A2): The Review of Black Political Economy; Journal of Economics Studies; International Journal of Social Economics. "TOP JOURNALS" in Brazil: (B1): Revista Brasileira de Economia (FGV); Análise Econômica (UFRGS); Estudos Econômicos (USP); Economia Aplicada (USP) e Brazilian Review of Econometrics (SBE).

The CNPq has granted several Scholarships and financial aid, for example: Three Scholarship Research Productivity; Two Postdoctoral Scholarships Abroad and Projects. Guidelines and completed supervision. Master's thesis: 27; PhD thesis: 6. postdoctoral Supervision: 2. His research has reached Factor H-index = 7 SCOPUS. Cites / year: 17.71.

Economics of Crime and Violence:

[21] Does the New drug Law Affect the Homicide Rate? The Brazilian Experience. (2021). (Forthcoming). Economic Analysis of Law Review (B2). (with Mendonça, M.J; Moreira, Tito b. S.; Constantino, M.; Meguerian-Faria, R.).

[20] Menores Homicídios afetam Significativamente a Taxa de Homicídios no Brasil. (2019). Revista Razão Contábil & Finanças (B2). (com Lacerda S. Elia; Moreira, Tito b. S.; Reis, Carlos V. S.). Fortaleza, v.10, n. 2, Jul./Dez

[19] Does Political Party in Government Increase Intentional Homicide in Brazil? (2018). Review of Development Economics (A1). (with Junior, A. N; Ellery, R. G. Jr. ; Moreira, T. B.). 11 February 2018.

[18] Crime and Discrimination in The Labour Market: An Empirical Approach. (2018). International Journal of Economics and Finance (B1). (Sachsida, A.; Mendonça, M.J; Junior, A. N; Moreira, T. B.). Vol.10, No.3, March 2018.

[17] The Relationship between Political Parties and Tolerance to Criminality: a Theoretical Model and Empirical Evidences for Brazil. (2017). International Journal of Social Economics (A2). (with Moreira, Tito. B.; Ellery, Roberto). Volume 44 Issue 12.(pp. 1871 - 1891). 4 December 2017.

[16] Evolution and Determining Factors of Homicide Rate in Brazil. (2016). Espacios.(B2) [with Sachsida, A; Mendonça, Mario J. C. de; Moreira, Tito B]. S.Vol. 37 (Nº 24) Año 2016.

[15] The Economic Foundations of Anti-Money laundering Regulation. (2015). Economic Analysis of Law Review. (B2) [with Araujo, Ricardo A. ; Moreira, T. B.] Vol. 6 N. 2. p.322-332.

[14] Does The Effect of Media Influence Suicide Rates? (2015). Journal of Economic Studies (A2) (Bradford). [with Sachsida, A.; Moreira, T. B.]. Issue 3, to Volume 42. pp.415-432.

[13] An Econometric Investigation of Suicide in Brazil. (2014). European Journal of Scientific Research (B4) v. 126, p. 34-46. [with Sachsida, A. ; Mendonça, Mario J. C. ; Moreira, Tito B.]

[12] Efeitos da Corrupção Sobre a Taxa de Juros. (2012). Revista Economia e Desenvolvimento (B3) vol. 11 Nº1, pp.47-69. [with Moreira, Tito B.; Medeiros, Karl Marx de].

[11] A Dynamic Model of Organized Crime and Money Laundering. (2012). Economics and Finance Review (B5) vol. 1, N º 11 January, pp.42-47. [with· Tito B. Moreira; A. Sachsida].

[10] What Causes Intentional Homicide? (2011). Journal of International Development (A1) jan 17 pp.1-17 ) [with Emilson S. Caputo].

[09] Does Violence Deter Investment, Hinder Economic Growth? (2010). Brazilian Review of Econometrics (B1)

[08] Inequality and Criminality Revisited: further evidence from Brazil. (2009) Empirical Economics (A1) vol.39 Nº 1 pp.93-109 [with Maria B. S. Gutierrez (OECD); {with A. Sachsida; Mario J. C. de Mendonça].

[07] Crime, Economic Conditions, Social Interactions and Family Heritage. (2009) International Review of Law and Economics(A1) vol. 29, Issue 3 September p. 202-209 [with A. Sachsida, Mario J. C. de Mendonça; Tito B. Moreira].

[06] Criminalidade Feminina: Uma Análise Empírica a Partir dos Dados do Presídio Feminino de Brasília. (2009) Revista Economia e Desenvolvimento (B3) vol.8, Nº1 pp .7- 55 [Jung Eun Kim, A. Sachsida and Tito B. Moreira].

[05] Estimation of Damage to Human Health due to Forest Burning in the Amazon (2006) Journal of Population Economics (A1) vol.19 Nº3 pp.593-610 March [with Mario J. C. de Mendonça; A. Sachsida].

[04] Crime and Social Interaction: A Developing Country Case Study. (2005). The Journal of Socio-Economics (B1) october, Vol. 34, Issues 3 pp. 311-318. [with A. Sachsida; F. G. Carneiro].

[03] Traffic Accidents: an econometrics investigation. (2004) Economics Bulletin (A1) vol.18, No.3, pp.1-7. [with Tito B. Moreira; A. Sachsida].

[02] A Study on the Valuing of Biodiversity: the case of three endangered species in Brazil. (2003) Ecological Economics(A1) vol. 46 Nº 1 pp.9-18 August. [with Mario J. C. de Mendonça; A. Sachsida].

[01] Interação Social e Crimes Violentos: Uma Análise Empírica a Partir dos Dados do Presídio da Papuda. (2002). Estudos Econômicos (B1)- USP/São Paulo vol. 32, Nº 4 [with A. Sachsida; Mario J. C. de Mendonça].

Labor Economics:

[23] What do Interindustry Wage Premiums Represent? (2021). International Journal of Economics and Finance (B1). (Paulo RA Loureiro, J. Arbache, A. Nascimento Júnior, R. Ellery Júnior & José C. C. O. Neto). Vol. 13. No.7 June 30, 2021.

[22] Determinantes da Emigração para Palmas (To) (2018). Hegemonia.[with Lima, Abrão C.; Moreira, Tito. B.; Soares, Fernando A.; George H. de M. Cunha . ] (BRASÍLIA), v. 23, p. 132-159, 2018.

[21] Discriminação Racial no Mercado de Enfermagem no Brasil: Evidência a Partir de Estimativa de Dados em Painel. (2016). Análise Econômica (B1) (UFRGS). Vol. 34 Nº66 pp. 173-192. [with Moreira, T. B. ; Nascimento Junior, A.].

[20] Minority Faculty Hiring Power in Academe: An Economic Model.. (2016). The Review of Black Political Economy.(A2) First 30 january pp.1-16 [with Sachsida, A.; Faria, João R.; Mixon Jr., F. G.].

[19] An Evaluation of the Brazilian Informal Labor Market from 1995 to 2008. (2013). Journal of Economics Studies (A2)(Bradford) vol. 40 Issue 1 pp. 1-26 [with Ricardo A. Araújo; Nathalia A. Souza].

[18] Faculty Promotion in Academe: Theory and Evidence from U.S.Economics Department. (2013). Journal of Economics and Econometrics ?, v. 56, p. 1-27. [with Sachsida, A.; Faria, João R.; Mixon Jr., F. G.].

[17] Impact of Sex on Worker’s Effort within Efficiency Wage Setting. (2012). Theoretical Economics Letters ? vol. 2 Nº 2 May [with Jaime Orrillo and Tito B. Moreira].

[16] The Effect of a Change in Legislation on the Wage Gap in Brazil. (2012). International Journal of Economics and Finance (B1) vol 4 nº 2 february pp.94-102 [with Jorge S. Arbache].

[15] Links Between Physical Appearance and Wage Discrimination: further evidence. (2012). International Review of Social Sciences and Humanities ? vol. 1, No. 2 October, pp. 249-260 [with A. Sachsida; Mario J. C. de Mendonça].

[14] Is There Discrimination Among Brazilian Lawyers? A Random-Effects Approach. (2011). Análise Econômica (B1)setembro Vol.29 n.56 pp.293-307. UFRGS.[with A. Sachsida and Tito B. Moreira].

[13] The Effect of Drug Use on Capital Accumulation. (2010) Revista Economia e Desenvolvimento (B3) Recife (PE), vol. 9 nº1 pp.101-108 [with A. Sachsida and Tito B. Moreira].

[12] Impact of Sexual Activity on Wage: an Empirical Investigation. (2009) Revista Economia e Desenvolvimento (B3) vol 8, nº2, pp.7-19 [with Mário J. C. de Mendonça; Jaime Orrillo and Tito B. Moreira].

[11] Coordination and Discrimination in an Intertemporal Model of the Labor Market. (2009). Brazilian Journal of Labour Studies (B3) vol VIII nº 2 Jul/dez pp.129-134 [with A. Sachsida; Ricardo A. Araujo].

[10] The Crowding Hypothesis in a Study on Discrimination and Racial Composition in the Brazilian Labour Market (2009). Brazilian Journal of Labour Studies (B3) vol. nº1 pp.72-87 Jan/Jun [with A. Sachsida;F. G. carneiro].

[09] Wage Discrimination and Place of Residence (2008). Brazilian Journal of Applied Economics (B1)vol. 12, pp. 43-461. São Paulo [with A. Sachsida; Mario J. C. de Mendonça].

[08] Adverse Selection, Asymmetric Information and Discrimination in a Labor Market. (2007). Planejamento e Politicas Publicas,(B2) v. 30, p. Junho/Dezembro, [with Sachsida, A.].

[07] Um Estudo sobre Retorno em Escolaridade no Brasil . (2004). Revista Brasileira de Economia (B1)- RBE- FGV/RJ, vol. 58 nº 2, abril/junho, [with Mario J. C. de Mendonça; Adolfo Sachsida].

[06] Race and Gender Discrimination: An Analysis for the Urbanand Rural Sector in Brazil. (2004). Journal of Economic Studies.(A2) (Bradford) vol. 31 nº 2 May, [with F. G. Carneiro; Sachsida, A.].

[05] Manager´s Effort and Endogenous Discrimination. (2004). Estudos Econômicos (B1)- USP/São Paulo julho-setembro nº3. USP, São Paulo, v. 34, p. 431-440. [with Jaime Orrillo].

[04] Beleza e Mercado de Trabalho: Novas Evidências. (2004). Economia Aplicada (B1)- - USP/São Paulo nº 3 julho-setembro vol. 8, p. 557-570. [with A. Sachsida; Mario J. C. de Mendonça].

[03] Uma Resenha Teórica e Empírica sobre Economia da Discriminação. (2003). Revista Brasileira de Economia (B1)- RBE- FGV/RJ, vol.57, nº1. jan/mar, pp.125-157.

[02] Men x Women: Substitute or Complementary in Labor Market. (2002). Brazilian Journal of Labour Studies (B3) ano II, nº1, julho (2002). [with A. Sachsida].

[01] Discriminação no Mercado de Trabalho: Uma Análise dos Setores Rural e Urbana no Brasil. (2001). Economia Aplicada(B1) - USP/São Paulo vol.5, nº 3, 519-545 [with F. G. Carneiro].

Applied Econometrics:

[19] Mecanismo de Transmissão da Política Monetária: Canal de Tomada de Risco na Economia Brasileira (2000-2019). (2021). The Brazilian Review of Finance. Passos, F. V. ; Loureiro, Paulo RA v. 20, p. 79-104, 2022.

[18] Broadband Market Sizing in Brazil. (2021). International Journal of Economics and Finance (B1). (Mario J. Mendonça; Paulo RA Loureiro, A. Nascimento Júnior, R. Ellery Júnior). Vol. 14. No.1, December 15, 2021. DOI:10.5539/ijef.v14n1p5.

[17] Assessment of the Effect of Broadband Expansion on the Economy Reviewed (2021). Review of Development Economics (A1). (with Mario J. Mendonça; Nascimento, A. Júnior; Ellery R. Júnior)

[16] Princípio da Demanda Efetiva e os Neo-Ricardianos (2016). Espacios. (B2)(with Moreira, Tito. B.; Nascimento Junior, A; Ellery, Roberto). Vol. 37 (Nº 32) Año 2016. Pág. 6 (1-13)

[15] Pumas do Pacífico x Mercosul: Uma análise sob o ponto de vista econômico e institucional. (2016). Espacios(B2). [with Tito B. S. Moreira, George Cunha, Lucas G. D. de A]. Vol. 37 (Nº 10) Año 2016. Pág. 15

[13] Correlações Entre Emissões de C02 e Fatores Políticos, Sociais e Econômicos: Análise de Painel. (2016). Hegemonia (Brasília), [with Costa, Elenice S; Moreira, Tito B], volume 17 pp.105-156.

[12] Evidência da Curva de Kuznets Ambiental no Brasil: Uma Análise do Crescimento Econômico e poluição. (2015). Revista Economia e Desenvolvimento. (B3) v. 13, n. 2, p. 304-314, 2014. [with Serrano, Andre L. M. ; Nogueira, J. M.]

[11] Evaluation of Public Policies in Brazil and Their Relation to Pollution and Poverty. (2013). Journal of Empirical Economics v. 1, p. 21. [with Serrano, Andre L. M. ; Nogueira, J. M. ; Oliveira Neto, J. C. C.]

[10] The Dynamics of Land-Use in Brazilian Amazon. (2012). Ecological Economics. (A1) vol. 84 december 2012 pp.23-36 [with A. sachsida; Mario J. c. Mendonça].

[09] The Interaction of Monetary and Fiscal Policy: The Brazilian Case. (2011). Modern Economy (B5) may Vol.2 Nº2 pp.114-123 [with Moreira,Tito B. S. ; Soares, F. ;Sachsida,A]

[08] Do Economic Factors Determine the End of a Conjugal Relationship? (2009). Revista Economia e Desenvolvimento (B3) vol. 7 Nº 2 pp.38-60 [with Mario J. C. de Mendonça, A. Sachsida; Tito B. Moreira].

[07] Avaliação do impacto da utilização de crédito, da educação e da escolha do canal de comercialização na horticultura: caso do núcleo rural no DF. (2006) Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural (B1) vol. 46, p. n [with Pereira, Sebastião E, Adelaide dos S. Figueiredo].

[06] Vantagens comparativas e restrições comerciais: uma avaliação do comércio Brasil/Alemanha em 2001. (2005). Revista de Economia Contemporânea -(B1) 9(3): 583-614 Set/Dez. UFRJ [with A. S. Cardoso, Tito B. Moreira; Fernando Soares].

[05] Uncovered Interest Parity in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico: A Unit Root Test Application With Panel Data. (2004). Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies (B2)–november vol.16. Nº 3 [with Jamilton V. Carvalho; A. Sachsida; Tito B. Moreira].

[04] Demanda por Saneamento Básico no Brasil: Uma Análise com Uso do Modelo Multibinominal Logit. (2004). Economia Aplicada (B1)- USP/São Paulo vol. 8 Nº 1 Janeiro-Março, pp. 143-164 [with A. Sachsida; Mario J. C. de Mendonça].

[03] Modelo de Avaliação de Desempenho de Companhias de Saneamento Básico na Concepção da Criação de Valor. (2004). Revista Econômica do Nordeste (B2)– vol. 35 Nº1 [with Filho, F.M. A; Tito B. Moreira].

[02] Does greater trade openness reduce inflation? Further evidence using panel data techniques. (2003) Economics Letters (A1) vol.81 Nº3 pp.315-315 December [with F. G. Carneiro; A. Sachsida].

[01] Subsídios Agrícolas, Preços da Terra e o Hiato do Produto. (2001) Revista Brasileira de Economia de Empresas (B3)-UCB- Brasilia. Vol.1 Nº 1.

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