Research Interests
Macroeconomics, Growth, Economic Development.
Biography
Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research expertise is Macroeconomics, Economic Growth and Development. His research has appeared in leading academic journals, such as the Journal of Monetary Economics, Review of Economic Statistics, European Economic Review and the Journal of the European Economic Association. He is currently the managing editor of the BE Journal in Macroeconomics.
Recent Publications
Published Papers
Cavalcanti, T. V. D. On the determinants of slum formation, (2018) Economic JournalCavalcanti, T.V.D., Giannitsarou, C. and Johnson, C.R. Network cohesion, (2017) Economic Theory
Cavalcanti, T.V.D and Vaz, P.H. Access to long-term credit and productivity of small and medium firms: a causal evidence, (2017) Economics Letters
Cavalcanti, T.V.D. and Giannitsarou, C. Growth and human capital:a network approach, (2017) Economic Journal
Cavalcanti, T.V.D., Giannitsarou, C. and Johnson, C.R. Network cohesion, (2016) Economic Theory
Cambridge Working Papers in Economics
Cavalcanti, T. V. D., Da Mata, D. and Toscani, F. Winning the Oil Lottery: The Impact of Natural Resource Extraction on Growth, (2014) CWPE1455Cavalcanti, T. V. D., Mohaddes, K. and Raissi, M. Commodity Price Volatility and the Sources of Growth, (2011) CWPE1112
Chapter in Book
Calvacanti, T.V.D and Jalles, J.T. Oil shocks in Brazil and in the United States, (2010) in the book: Energy, bio fuels and development: comparing Brazil and the United States - RoutledgeCavalcanti, T.V.D, Guimaraes, J.F. and Nogueira, J.R. Is there any difference in well-being between American and Brazilian college students?, (2010) in the book: Economic development in Latin America: essays in honor of Werner Baer - Palgrave Macmillan
Recent Activities
Faculty Senior Academic Promotions - Publication Date: 2018-06-14
Dr. Tiago Cavalcanti, Dr. Meredith Crowley and Dr. Matthew Elliott have all been successful in the Faculty's Senior Academic Promotions.
Dr. Cavalcanti appointed to the Economic Journal's board as Associate Editor - Publication Date: 2017-10-11
Dr. Tiago Cavalcanti been invited to be an Associate Editor for the Economic Journal.
Keynes Fund Sponsored Projects
Credit Policies, Entrepreneurship and Development: Theory and Empirical Evidence on Brazil (JHLA) Research Output
Oil, Growth and Misallocation: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment and Establishments Level Data (JHLO) Research Output
Gray Zones: On the Causes and Consequences of Slums (JHOB) Project Summary and Output
How Important are Religious Organisations as Insurance? with Cavalcanti, T.V.D and Rauh, C. (JHOT)
Press Articles
Interview to BBC on Bolsa Família
VoxEU analysis on The Output Costs of Gender Discrimination
Opinion Articles:
Será o fim do capitalismo? Nordeste Econômico, Maio 2009, Recife-PE, Brazil
Lucro dos bancos, Jornal do Comércio, March 2008, Recife-PE, Brazil
E se a conjuntura mundial fosse pior..., Nordeste Econômico, July 2007, Recife-PE, Brazil
As Universidades Públicas, Jornal do Comércio, January 2006, Recife-PE, Brazil
Teaching
PIIB Paper 2 - Michaelmas - Economic Growth
PIIB Paper 6 - Lent - Business Cycle Theory
PIIB Paper 6 - Michaelmas - Credit and Financial Development
MPhil R200 - Advanced Macroeconomics
PhD Students
Supervisor
Advisor
Margit Reischer
PhD Title: The Granularity of GDP Forecasts in Theory and Practice. Lessons from Multisector Growth Models
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PhD Title: The Granularity of GDP Forecasts in Theory and Practice. Lessons from Multisector Growth Models
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