Ph.D. in Economics
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Armando N.G. L. Martins
Armando N.G. L. Martins
About
Hello! I am Researcher (Tenure-Track) at Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) and Lecturer in Political Economy at TCP/University of Tübingen. I am also Post-Doc researcher in Economics at the Institute of Economics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and I was forensic expert at the State Public Prosecutor's Office of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ).
I hold a Ph.D. in Economics at UFRJ, a Bachelor of Laws at UFF. I have been a visiting Ph.D. researcher at both the European University Institute and Université Paris-Dauphine (IRD-DIAL).
Curriculum Vitae: Download (PDF)
Research
Research Interests: Law, Political Economy and Development.
Specifically, I am interested in topics related to Europe and Latin America, judicial institutions, regulation, and social mobilization.
Selected Publications:
Democratic Engagement in the Shadow of Authoritarian Repression: Evidence from Chile (2019–2023)
European Journal of Political Economy 89, September 2025.
Presented at SASE 2023
Presented at 8th Conference of the Polish Association of Law and Economics
Presented at V RISE-SASE
Presented at 93º Southern Political Science Association Congress (2022)
Presented at 79th Midwest Political Science Association Conference (2022)
Abstract:
This article analyzes the long-term effects of authoritarian repression on democratic engagement (protests and voting) in Chile, focusing on the 2019–2020 Estallido Social protests and the 2020–2023 constitutional plebiscite process. It uses measures such as the location of military bases before 1970 and the number of victims during Pinochet’s regime to capture the intensity of past repression. The study also examines indicators of contemporary political behavior linked to the legacy of this repression, including public demonstrations, NGO activity, memorial sites, and social media engagement. Two-stage least squares (2SLS) estimates suggest that exposure to political violence continues to shape civic and electoral behavior even after three decades after the end of the dictatorship. Moreover, municipalities more affected by dictatorship-era violence were more likely to protest but less likely to participate in the constitutional plebiscite. These areas did not consistently oppose incumbent politicians or favor independent candidates. Overall, the findings suggest that historical repression can contribute to greater reaction on the streets to political violence and lower levels of electoral engagement in contemporary democracies.
Available at Elsevier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2025.102704
Working papers:
Labor Contracts under Harassment and Justice Design
Presented at LACEA LAMES 2022
Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4222452
Entrenched Judicial Institutions and the Internet: the Moderating Role of the Public Sphere
(Previously circulated as "Civic Culture, Judicial Institutions, and the Internet: A Deliberative Democracy Perspective")
Presented at 90º Southern Political Science Association Congress (2019)
Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3312975
Social Ontology and Explanation in Economics: Reinterpreting the American School of Mutualist Political Economy
Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3828700
In Progress:
Tales of the Fall and Rise of (In)Egalitarian Democracy: The Case of Argentina (1913-1999)
Presented at 92º Southern Political Science Association Congress (2021)
Presented at IV ISA Forum of Sociology 2021
Presented at Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics 33rd meeting (2021)
Presented at Law and Society Association Workshop 2021
Presented at Society of Latin American Studies Virtual Conference 2021
Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3522160
Access to Justice for Women and their Labor Force Participation: A Cross-Country Assessment
Presented at Annual Congress of Italian Society of Law and Economics 2020
Presented at 78th Midwest Political Science Association Conference (2021)
Presented at International Conference in Development Economics 2021
Presented at Law and Society Association Conference 2021
Available at SSRN: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3738735
Teaching
Lecturer in Political Economy of Poverty and Inequality - University of Tübingen, Winter 2024/25 (Undergrad and Graduate)
This interdisciplinary course, open to students from Tübingen and the CIVIS consortium, brings together participants from various departments (Economics, Political Science, Computer Science and more) and levels (bachelor, masters and Ph.D.) across universities in Greece, Romania, and beyond. I provide lectures on quantitative methods and social policy evaluation, focusing on poverty and inequality alleviation. The course is designed to equip students, even those with no background in math or statistics, with skills in causal inference reasoning and policy paper analysis, applicable in the public sector, NGOs, and the data science industry.
Course description: drive.google.com/file/d/1lMCeriCT7FG5hTdPHVahcXqjUhKXEaH_/view?usp=drive_link
TA in Mathematical Economics - Fluminense Federal University, 2017/1 (Undergrad)
The Mathematical Economics course at Fluminense Federal University consisted of a series of lectures complemented by an applied calculus lab. While leading this lab, I answered student questions, prepared educational materials, and solved past exams.
TA in International Politics - State University of São Paulo, 2021/2 (Undergrad)
I also assisted with the online course on International Politics at the State University of São Paulo during the pandemic. Some tasks I managed included preparing the class schedule, managing online platforms such as Google Classroom, compiling the course bibliography, attending lectures, answering student questions, preparing educational materials, and offering lessons on research methodology, specifically an introduction to causal inference, as well as on international political economy.
Forensic work
At the State Public Prosecutor's Office of Rio de Janeiro, I worked in paralegal and data analysis of public procurements and regulation of public services and utilities (transport, energy, water and sanitation, urban furniture, public pension, healthcare, environmental control, and more).
Technical Guidelines - Some guidelines I co-authored can be found in the following link (in Portuguese): Download (PDF)
Miscellanous
A Guide for Doctoral Stays - I have created a guide for Ph.D. students in developing countries to assist them in preparing for and selecting the best department to visit: Download (PDF)
References
Dr. Pedro Hemsley (IE/UFRJ): Avenida Pasteur, 250, Palácio Universitário - Urca - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, pedrohemsley@ie.ufrj.br
Dr. François Roubaud (Université Paris Dauphine, IRD-DIAL): 4 rue d’Enghien, 75010 Paris, France, françois.roubaud@ird.fr
Dr. Mireille Razafindrakoto (Université Paris Dauphine, IRD-DIAL): 4 rue d’Enghien, 75010 Paris, France, mireille.razafindrakoto@ird.fr
Contact
Address: Avenida Pasteur, 250, Palácio Universitário - Urca - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
E-mail: armandomartins.phd[at]gmail.com or armandomartins[at]ppge.ie.ufrj.br
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=JDJXXwEAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR
Linkedin: martinsarmando
Twitter: @armandomartins_
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