Research Interests
Macroeconomics; Networks in Economics; Applied Econometrics
Biography
Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago (2008); European Research Council Starting Grant (2013) for the project MacroNets, Production Networks in Macroeconomics.
Recent Publications
Published Papers
Carvalho, V.M. From micro to macro via production networks, (2014) Journal of Economic PerspectivesCarvalho, V. and Gabaix, X. The great diversification and its undoing, (2013) American Economic Review
Acemoglu, D., Carvalho, V.M., Ozdaglar, A. and Tahbaz-Salehi, A. The network origins of aggregate fluctuations., (2012) Econometrica
Carvalho, V.M., Martin, A. and Ventura, J. Understanding bubbly episodes., (2012) American Economic Review
Carvalho, V.M., Harvey, A.C. and Trimbur, T. A note on common cycles, common trends and convergence., (2007) Journal of Business Economics and Statistics
Cambridge Working Papers in Economics
Carvalho, V. M., Nirei, M., Saito, Y. U. and Tahbaz-Salehi, A. Supply Chain Disruptions: Evidence from the Great East Japan Earthquake, (2016) CWPE1670Carvalho, V. M. and Voigtländer, N. Input Diffusion and the Evolution of Production Networks, (2015) CWPE1550
Carvalho, V. M. and Grassi, B. Large Firm Dynamics and the Business Cycle, (2015) CWPE1556
Carvalho, V. M. From Micro to Macro via Production Networks, (2014) CWPE1467
Recent Activities
Faculty Senior Academic Promotions - Publication Date: 2017-06-15
Vasco Carvalho, Sara Horrell, Pontus Rendahl and Petra Geraats have all been successful in the Faculty's Senior Academic Promotions.
Vasco Carvalho's Research Featured in Columbia GSB's Ideas and Insights - Publication Date: 2017-05-17
Columbia Business School discusses how complex supply chains can transform local shocks into national economic malaise based on the paper "Supply Chain Disruptions: Evidence from the Great East Japan Earthquake", by Vasco Carvalho, Makoto Nirei, Yukiko Saito and Alireza Tahbaz-Salehi.
Dr Vasco Carvalho awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize - Publication Date: 2016-10-24
The Faculty is delighted to announce the news that Dr Vasco Carvalho has been awarded the Philip Leverhulme Prize this year.
Firms in Macroeconomics - Publication Date: 2016-07-20
The Firms in Macroeconomics event will be held at Jesus College, on the 31st August - 1st September 2016.
Macro/Trade Mini Conference - Publication Date: 2016-05-11
The Macro/Trade Mini Conference will be held on 31 May 2016, New Combination Room, Corpus Christi College. From 1.00pm - 5.00pm
Research Grants
Production Networks In Macroeconomics (EC FP7 ERC SIRG)
Teaching
PIIB Paper 2 - Lent - Business Cycle Theory
M330 - Applied Econometrics
Phd20 - Topics in Advanced Macroeconomics
PhD Students
Supervisor
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
Research:
Advisor
Maarten De Ridder
PhD Title: Investment in Productivity and the long-run effect of financial crises on output
Research: Macroeconomics, Labour Economics, Financial Economics
PhD Title: Investment in Productivity and the long-run effect of financial crises on output
Research: Macroeconomics, Labour Economics, Financial Economics
