Mateus Morais
PhD Candidate in Economics; Job Market 2026/27
About
About
Mateus is a PhD Economics candidate in the Department of Economics. He studies inequality within cities.
His research examines how local markets and institutions shape economic opportunities across neighbourhoods, and the implications for welfare and policy. He combines administrative data with quantitative spatial models from urban economics and international trade.
Mateus is on the job market in 2026/27.
He holds an MSc in Economics from PUC-Rio, and a BSc in Economics from São Paulo School of Economics (EESP-FGV).
Supervisors
Daniel Sturm
Catherine Thomas