LUÍS MELONI

I am an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of São Paulo.

My research lies at the intersection of Political Economy and Public Economics, combining applied microeconomics and causal inference to study how institutions and information shape development and governance outcomes.

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My current projects focus on questions in Public Economics, investigating how the design of policies and regulatory frameworks affects the effectiveness of public programs in education, energy regulation, and public procurement. I also study how media ownership and access to information influence political accountability, electoral behavior, and the persistence of political power.

 

Previously, I was a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at Bocconi University and a visiting scholar at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

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You can find my CV , and explore my ongoing research and working papers on the research page.

 

Feel free to reach out regarding research collaborations or academic opportunities.