João Pedro Bastos
I am a PhD student at the Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, and a Research Assistant at the Free Market Institute, both at Texas Tech University.
My research is aimed at the political economy of development, with special emphasis on the institutional environment of Latin America and the impact of populism and corruption on institutions.
I have also worked as a policy analyst in the Executive and Legislative branches of City of Porto Alegre, Brazil, where I got to work on important economic reforms. I discuss policy issues as a regular contributor to Exame, one of the most popular media outlets in Brazil.
I am originally from Caxias do Sul, a city in the mountains of Brazil's southern-most state.
What's new?
I am teaching an 8-week-long seminar in Development Economics at Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Guatemala).
My paper "Female Ownership of Firms and Regulation Experience" (with Jamie Bologna Pavlik) is now forthcoming in the Journal of Development Studies [Paper]
My paper "Gender and Corruption in Firms: The Importance of Regional Context" (with Jamie Bologna Pavlik) has been accepted for publication Review of Development Economics [Paper]
My paper "The Institutional Impact of Left-Leaning Populism in Latin America" (w/ Nicolás Cachanosky, Alex Padilla, and Karla Hernández) has received a R&R request from the European Journal of Political Economy [Draft]
My policy paper estimating the public sector premium for the Brazilian judiciary has been featured in Estadão, one of the leading newspapers in Brazil. [Policy Paper] [Estadão]
I was interviewed by Gazeta do Povo on free market solutions for environmental problems [Interview]
Multiple works are under review:
"The Political Economy of Populism Regime Length" (w/ Nicolas Cachanosky & Tomas Faintich). [Draft]
"Corruption and the Allocation of Business Activity in Brazil" (with Justin Callais and Jamie Bologna Pavlik)
"Colonial Rule and Economic Freedom"
I'm teaching a new course (in Portuguese) on the life and work of Friedrich A. Hayek, produced by Instituto Mises Brasil.
My classes include an overview of Hayek's scholarship and discussions of his most important works, including "Economics and Knowledge" (1937), "The Use of Knowledge in Society" (1945), and "The Meaning of Competition" (1946).
The course also include lectures on the problem of economic calculation under socialism and Hayek's methodology (w/ João Mazzoni), Hayek's contributions to Law and Political Philosophy (w/ Dr. Ives Braghittoni) and Hayek's monetary and business cycle theories (w/ Dr. Adriano Paranaiba).
You can find more info about it here.
