Research – JP Bastos

Peer-Reviewed Publications

[8] Colonial Rule and Economic Freedom
2025. Public Choice

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[7] The politics of lockdown policies: Evidence from Brazilian states
with Vincent Miozzi
2025. Economic Affairs

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[6] The Political Economy of Populism Regime Length
with Nicolás Cachanosky and Tomás Faintich
2025. Constitutional Political Economy

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[5] The Institutional Impact of Left-Leaning Populism in Latin America
with Nicolás Cachanosky, Alexandre Padilla, and Karla C. Hernández
2025. European Journal of Political Economy

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[4] Gender and Corruption in Firms: The Importance of Regional Context
with Jamie Bologna Pavlik
2025. Review of Development Economics

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[3] Female Ownership of Firms and Regulation Experience
with Jamie Bologna Pavlik
2024. Journal of Development Studies

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[2] Economics Against Tyranny: A Reassessment of the Liberal Order of Mises and Hayek.
2019. MISES: Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy, Law and Economics

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[1] Competição e Monopólio: o mainstream e a Escola Austríaca
2016. MISES: Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy, Law and Economics (in Portuguese)

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Does corruption deter female leadership in firms?
with Jamie Bologna Pavlik
Journal of Institutional Economics

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The Forsaken Road: Reassessing Living Standards following the Cuban Revolution and the American Embargo
with Vincent Geloso and Jamie Bologna Pavlik

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Do 'Environmental' Constitutions Protect the Environment? Evidence from Ecuador
with Nicolás Cachanosky and Justin T. Callais

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Corruption and Political Allocation of Entrepreneurs
with Justin T. Callais and Jamie Bologna Pavlik

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Working Papers

Does Fighting Corruption Reduce the Private Gains from Political Office? Evidence from Brazilian Mayoral Elections

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The Causal Effects of Infrastructure-Led Development: Evidence from Iceland's “Beloved War”
with Rafael Dal Molin

Corruption and Unproductive Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Brazil

Does joining the OECD improve economic performance?

The Economic Consequences of 'Plano Real': A Synthetic Control Approach
with Silvio Simonetti

Can the FIFA World Cup increase economic activity? Evidence from labor markets in the 2014 Brazil edition

Edited Books and Book Chapters

Conhecimento e Coordenação Social (Série Fundamentos da Liberdade, vol. 1)
with Gustavo Inácio de Moraes
2018. Instituto Atlantos (in Portuguese)

Brazil Chapter under contract in International Handbook on Occupational Licensing

Fighting Corruption in Latin America Chapter under review

Book Reviews

Review of David Skarbek's The Puzzle of Prison Order: Why Life Behind Bars Varies Around the World (2020)
2022. The Independent Review

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Policy Reports

How Brazil’s X ban signals growing control over online free speech
with Ivanildo Terceiro and Mariana Trujillo, for Reason Foundation [April 2025]

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Commentary on the Brazilian government's ban on X (formerly Twitter)

Quanto custa um deputado?
with Mariana Piaia Abreu, for Instituto Millenium [April 2025]

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Evaluates a proposal to increase the size of federal congress.
Featured in: Estadão , CNN Brasil, Zero Hora, Revista Oeste, O Sul,

Avaliando a PEC do Quiquênio
for Revista Notas, Instituto Liberal [May 2024]

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Evaluates a proposal of salary increases for federal judges.
Featured in: Estadão, UOL Notícias, Istoé Dinheiro, Revista Oeste, Jornal de Brasília.