Ph.D. Candidate

About

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  • Website:

    http://vcicero.github.io

  • Office Hours:

    Tuesday and Thursday - 11:00 am -3:00 pm

  • Role:

    Graduate Student

  • Position:

    • Ph.D. Candidate
    • Graduate Teaching Instructor

  • Concentration:

    • International
    • Development
    • Macroeconomics
    • Applied Microeconomics
    • Health Economics

  • Department:

    • Economics

  • Education:

    • Ph.D. Candidate
    • M.A. Economic Theory, Universidade de São Paulo 2020
    • B.S Economics, Universidade de São Paulo 2018

Biography

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at Colorado State University, currently on the 2024-2025 academic job market.

Before joining CSU, I earned both my master’s and bachelor’s degrees in economics from the University of São Paulo (USP), completing my studies in 2020 and 2018, respectively.

My research focuses on international trade and economic development, combining applied microeconomic methods with macroeconomic theory to address key policy-relevant questions for development. My academic work has been published in Structural Change and Economic Dynamics and you can find more information about ongoing projects in my personal website.

Publications

Cícero, V. C., & Lima, G. T. (2023). Functional distribution of income as a determinant of importing behavior: An empirical analysis. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 65, 393-405. (link)