José M. Tavares

José M. Tavares is a Professor of Economics at Nova University of Lisbon and an affiliate researcher at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London. He holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and has taught at institutions including UCLA and Universidade Católica Portuguesa. His research focuses on political economy, public policy, international economics, and gender discrimination's macroeconomic impacts.

Education:

• 1998: Ph.D. Economics, Harvard University
• 1995: MSc Economics, Harvard University
• 1990: BSc Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon

Research Interests:

• Political Economy
• Macroeconomic Policy
• Gender Discrimination Costs
• Economic Development
• EU Fiscal Dynamics
• Terrorism Economics

Key Contributions:

• Analysis of EU funding impacts on firms
• Studies on voting behavior and national exams
• Quantification of gender discrimination's economic costs
• Work on climate change and sociopolitical violence

Books & Chapters:

• Co-authored After the Crisis: Reform, Recovery, and Growth in Europe (Oxford University Press, 2016)
• Contributed to What To Do With the UK? analyzing Brexit implications
• Edited volumes on terrorism economics and Portuguese economic history

Professional Activities:

• Co-organizer of major policy conferences
• Founder of the Portuguese American Post-Graduate Society
• Invited speaker at the 2011 Dahrendorf Symposium