Applied econometrics; spatial econometrics; regional and urban economics; transportation economics; agricultural economics; public policy evaluation.
My current research agenda develops and applies econometric methods to study how economic activities, public policies, infrastructure, and environmental shocks are distributed across space. A central part of my work focuses on spatial dependence, spillover effects, causal inference in the presence of spatial interactions, and territorial heterogeneity.
Recent and ongoing projects examine the spatial impacts of public policies, urban and transportation systems, agricultural production, regional development, and the economic consequences of environmental and climate-related shocks. Methodologically, my research combines spatial econometrics, panel data methods, causal inference, and applied economic modeling.
In addition to academic research, I coordinate applied research projects through Fipe involving economic analysis, policy evaluation, economic-financial modeling, government contracts, regulatory issues, price indices, transportation economics, and regional development.
These projects connect empirical economic research with policy-oriented analysis, providing evidence for public institutions, courts, regulatory agencies, and private organizations. They often involve organizing complex datasets, econometric estimation, impact assessment, forecasting, financial modeling, and preparing technical reports to support decision-making.