Hi! I am a PhD student in Economics at UC Berkeley. I hold a MA in Economics from the Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV,  and a BA in Economics from UFPE.

I am interested in topics in applied microeconomics, particularly those related to labor and development economics.  

You can find my complete CV here and quickly reach me at caiodeholanda@berkeley.edu 

Upcoming seminars:

• November 2025 — LACEA Annual Meeting

News:

• September 2025 — Awarded the Gardner Fellowship (2025–26) by the Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley.

• September 2025 — Received the Criminal Law and Justice Center (CLJC) Small Grant at Berkeley Law for the project Digital Transformation, A.I., and the Judiciary.

• August 2024 — Selected for a UNU-WIDER Research Grant to study The effects of parental leave extensions on gender inequality and intergenerational mobility.