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 and Vaz, P.H. Access to long-term credit and productivity of small and medium firms: a causal evidence, (2017) Economics LettersCavalcanti, T.V.D., Giannitsarou, C. and Johnson, C.R. Network cohesion, (2016) Economic Theory
Cavalcanti, T.V.D. and Tavares, J. The output cost of gender discrimination: a model-based macroeconomics estimate, (2016) Economic Journal
Cavalcanti T.V.D., Mohaddes, K. and Raissi, M. Commodity price volatility and the sources of growth, (2015) Journal of Applied Econometrics
Cavalcanti, T.V.D. and Giannitsarou, C. Growth and human capital:a network approach, (2015) Economic Journal
Cambridge Working Papers in Economics
Cavalcanti, T., Da Mata, D. and Toscani, F. Winning the Oil Lottery: The Impact of Natural Resource Extraction on Growth, (2014) CWPE1455Cavalcanti, T. V., 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 - RoutledgeKeynes Fund Sponsored Projects
Credit Policies, Entrepreneurship and Development: Theory and Empirical Evidence on Brazil (JHLA)
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)
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 6 - Lent - Credit and Banking
PIIB Paper 6 - Lent - Credit and Financial Development
M210 - Macroeconomics II
PhD Students
Supervisor
Richard (Mutian) Hou
PhD Title: Wealth Inequality and Economic Stagnation
Research: Wealth inequality and Economic Development, Resource Misallocation, Macroeconomic Theory
PhD Title: Wealth Inequality and Economic Stagnation
Research: Wealth inequality and Economic Development, Resource Misallocation, Macroeconomic Theory
Advisor
Muhammad Farid Ahmed
PhD Title: Estimating and explaining market inefficiency in asset prices with an emphasis on commodities
Research: Market efficiency in financial markets and state-switching auto-regressive processes
PhD Title: Estimating and explaining market inefficiency in asset prices with an emphasis on commodities
Research: Market efficiency in financial markets and state-switching auto-regressive processes
Margit Reischer
PhD Title: The Granularity of GDP Forecasts in Theory and Practice. Lessons from Multisector Growth Models
Research:
PhD Title: The Granularity of GDP Forecasts in Theory and Practice. Lessons from Multisector Growth Models
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