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Marli Guimarães Fernandes is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Economics and Management Marco Fanno, University of Padua, and affiliated with the Economics for Policy Knowledge Center. Her current work centers on the PERCOP project investigating the political economy of reforms and populism costs.
Her educational background:
- PhD in Economics from Nova School of Business and Economics
- Master in Economics from Nova School of Business and Economics
- Bachelor in Economics from Nova School of Business and Economics
As an applied microeconomist, Dr. Fernandes specializes in political economy and migration economics. Her research examines gender disparities in political campaign strategies using text analysis of French election platforms, and investigates electoral consequences of school closures. She employs causal inference methods and natural language processing on administrative, survey, and text data to address critical questions about democratic institutions and social policy.
Dr. Fernandes collaborates on policy evaluation initiatives including Intergenerational Policy Evaluation and Social Mobility in Portugal, which have received coverage in Público, Renascença, Observador, and Sol. Her work bridges rigorous empirical analysis with real-world policy design.
