André Sztutman

André Sztutman serves as Assistant Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business since August 2023, holding a Ph.D. from MIT (2023), M.Sc. from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (2017), and B.A. from Universidade de São Paulo (2014). His research bridges public finance, macroeconomics, and finance with empirical applications in labor and credit markets.

His educational trajectory includes:

• Ph.D. in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2023
• M.Sc. in Economics, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, 2017
• B.A. in Economics, Universidade de São Paulo, 2014

Sztutman's research program investigates information frictions in economic policy design, focusing on three interconnected domains: (1) Optimal taxation under heterogeneous labor supply elasticities and imperfect monitoring in dynamic labor markets; (2) Credit market design under adverse selection, particularly optimal information disclosure in thin financial markets; (3) Distributional consequences of technological change on fiscal redistribution capacity. His methodological approach combines theoretical modeling with empirical validation using datasets like the Health and Retirement Study and Townsend Thai Project.

Analysis of his 2022-2024 publications reveals converging themes across public finance and information economics. Key contributions demonstrate how technological progress exacerbates redistribution costs through heterogeneous sorting effects, how job histories transmit productivity signals affecting optimal tax wedges, and how limited information disclosure policies can increase welfare in credit markets. His work frequently addresses developing economy contexts, particularly Brazil and Thailand, while developing generalized taxation formulas applicable to advanced economies.

No scientific awards were documented in the provided materials.

Teaching activities include Emerging Markets and Intermediate Macroeconomics courses at CMU, but no student advising details or research grants were specified. His ongoing works in progress examine fintech regulation in SME lending, variance estimation of taxable income elasticities, and social insurance design under information constraints.