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Luciano I. de Castro is a Professor of Economics and Henry B. Tippie Research Fellow at the Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa. He previously held positions as Assistant Professor at Northwestern University (Kellogg School of Management, MEDS), University of Illinois (Department of Economics), and as Visiting Professor at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. His research spans Economic Theory, Energy Economics, Political Economy of Brazil, and Dynamic Quantile Preferences.
- PhD in Mathematical Economics, Institute of Applied Pure Mathematics
- MS in Mathematical Economics, Institute of Applied Pure Mathematics
- MBA, Foundation of Getulio Vargas
- BA in Electronics Engineering, Institute of Aeronautical Technology
His work on Quantile Preferences explores dynamic modeling with applications in Finance, Macroeconomics, and Consumption Theory, establishing microeconomic foundations for Quantile Regression. In Energy Economics, he analyzes electricity market design and infrastructure financing. His Political Economy research focuses on Brazil’s governance, term limits, and recall mechanisms. Recent projects include Dynamic Nonlinear Rational Quantile Models (Econometrica, 2019) and Term Length, Reelection and Recall (2021), which received significant Brazilian media coverage.
Scientific awards include:
- ISEN Booster Award - Northwestern University, 2014
- Henry B. Tippie Research Fellow - 2014
- First Prize, Economic Theory Best Paper Award - Brazilian Econometric Society, 2012
- Haralambos Simeonides Prize - National Association of Economic Schools, 2004
Grants include Defining the value of Universal Basic Income (Tippie College of Business, 2023-2024). He has presented at institutions including George Mason University, University of Texas-Austin, and University of Brasilia.
