Research Statement:

I would describe my research as consisting of three intertwined "research programs" (this section is a work in progress): 

1. In Economics: I have primarily worked in Behavioral and Experimental Economics (motivated beliefs and memory especially), but I have been moving beyond the laboratory to explore Political Economy. More recently, I have developed a strong interest in how people's models of the world (or "narratives") shape their behavior and evolve.

2. In Philosophy: My main interests lie in epistemology and political philosophy. For instance, I believe it is crucial to understand how knowledge is produced and communicated, and how specific knowledge structures also represent political choices. More recently, I have worked on the philosophy of AI. 

3. In Cognitive Sciences: Rounding out this overview, I am once again interested in how mental models—and concepts such as causality, complexity, and intrinsic motivation—develop from a cognitive point of view and how they affect behavior.  

Concretely, I mostly work with Behavioral Economics and Political Economy, but also Economic History and Philosophy. I do not see these interests as opposites: I believe they all reflect, from the micro to the macro-scale, an interest in human nature and behavior. 

Work in progress

• "Truth hurts: the dynamics of motivated mislearning" (with Lidia Esposito and Thibaut Lapeyre).

• "De l'Efficience des Communs" (small paper for Regards Croisés sur l'Economie 37, forthcoming, with Elise Olivier).

Miscellaneous and oldies (access under request - or available on Academia)

• "Do androids dream of stochastic parrots?" (philosophy of AI). Available here (in portuguese for now).

• "Innovation et Inégalités: à qui profite le progrès technique?" (with Olivier Pernet-Coudrier): small note for Regards Croisés sur l'Economie (2024), available here. NB: not quite satisfied with this one; we didn't have much space to work with, so I think we remained a bit caricatural, especially in what concerns the effects of AI. 

• "Liberté, Causalité, Sérendipité(s)". Revue Opium-Philosophie: Accident (2023).

• "Heidegger au Japon? Art, nature et temps morts dans l'animation japonaise". WebRevue Opium-Philosophie (2023).

• "Carl Schmitt perdido em Marte". Lugar Comum #56 (2018).

• "Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Improviso". Lugar Comum #52 (2018).

Master Theses (access under request)

• M2 Thesis: "Understanding intrinsic preferences for freedom: the role of uncertainty resolution and controlled exploration". Under the supervision of Professor Bastien Blain (University Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne). 

• M1 Thesis: "Greenmembering: Motivated Memory in Climate Change". Under the supervision of Professor Charlotte Saucet (University Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne).