Tiago Gomes da Silva Tavares

Tiago Gomes da Silva Tavares is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at ITAM (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México), with a concurrent affiliation at the University of Minho (Portugal). His research spans sovereign default, firm dynamics, international macroeconomics, and financial crises, with recent focus on Covid-19 economics and labor market distortions during debt defaults.

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Rochester, 2015
• M.A., Economics, University of Rochester, 2011
• M.A., Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 2009
• B.S., Summa Cum Laude, Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 2007

His research interests include sovereign default mechanisms, firm investment behavior under credit constraints, pandemic data reporting effects, and fiscal policy in emerging economies. Key keywords are international reserves, working capital costs, managerial competition, and informality. Articles show trends in sovereign debt modeling, consumption volatility in small open economies, and skill premium dynamics linked to managerial practices.

Major scientific awards include:

• University of Rochester Graduate Fellowship and Tuition Scholarship (2012-2014)
• Fulbright Scholarship (2009-2011)
• Honors Tuition Scholarship (Universidade Católica Portuguesa, 2003-2008)