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About Mauricio Bugarin

Mauricio Soares Bugarin is full professor at the Economics Department of the University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1997 and is currently Leader of the Economics and Politics Research Group (CNPq-UnB). From 2006 to 2011 he was full professor of Economics at Insper Institute, São Paulo, Brazil, where he served as the director of undergraduate studies in Economics and created the joint degree program in Economics and Business Administration. Prof. Bugarin is a research fellow of the Brazilian National Research Council (CNPq) and served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Latin American Chapter of the Econometric Society from 2007 to 2011. He has produced numerous research articles published in peer reviewed journals, including the Journal of Mathematical Economics, Oxford Academic Papers, Public Choice, and Social Choice and Welfare; a book on the control of public expenditure in Brazil published by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation; several academic book chapters; and has received several academic prizes including Brazilian National Treasure Secretariat Prizes (Public Finance), a National Health Economics Prize, and the Haralambos Simeonides Prize for the best article in Economics published in a year by a Brazilian author. Prof. Bugarin’s main interests include public economics, public finance and the relationship between economics and politics. He regularly teaches PhD courses in game theory and mechanism design, the economics of incentives and information and positive political economics.

Celebrating the first 20 working papers!

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Mauricio Bugarin

The Economics and Politics Research Group started publishing its members’ research online on June 12, 2013. Since that date, at least one new working paper has been published every Wednesday. This Wednesday July 31st we published our 20th working paper. … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers and Invitation to Training Course LACEA IMPACT EVALUATION NETWORK (IEN)

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Mauricio Bugarin

Call for Papers and Invitation to Training Course Seventh Meeting IMPACT EVALUATION NETWORK (IEN) at Group for the Analysis of Development – GRADE, Lima Peru October 25th and 26th, 2013 We thank prof. Christian Lehmann for the information. Please check … Continue reading →

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Deadlines for ANPEC & SBE annual meetings approaching!

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Mauricio Bugarin

The submission deadline for the ANPEC and SBE meetings is July 22, 2013, this Monday. Please check the corresponding links at our new academic Events page.

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Evento Internacional Extraordinário-Seminários

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Mauricio Bugarin

O Economics and Politics Research Group (EPRG), o Centro de Investigação em Economia e Finanças (CIEF), o Centro de Estudos em Regulação de Mercados (CERME), Laboratório de Pesquisa em Comportamento Político (LAPCIPP) e o Programa de Mestrado em Economia do … Continue reading →

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Closing event of the 2013-I Seminar Program

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Mauricio Bugarin

O Laboratório de Pesquisa em Comportamento Político, Instituições e Políticas Públicas (LAPCIPP), o Centro de Estudos em Regulação de Mercados (CERME), o Centro de Investigação em Economia e Finanças (CIEF), o Programa de Mestrado em Economia do Setor Público (MESP) … Continue reading →

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REMINDER: SEMINAR TODAY AT THE ECON DEPARTMENT: PROF. MENEGUIN

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Mauricio Bugarin

REMINDER: SEMINAR TODAY AT THE ECON DEPARTMENT  Prof. Fernando B. Meneguin from the Brazilian Federal Senate will present the paper: “Um Modelo Econômico para a Responsabilidade Civil na Defesa do Consumidor, EXCEPTIONALLY TODAY MONDAY JULY 1ST, 2013 in our research … Continue reading →

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Prof. Meneguin, Brazilian Senate, Seminar on MONDAY 1st of July, 2013

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Mauricio Bugarin

NOTICE: THERE WILL BE NO SEMINAR TODAY, WEDNESDAY 26, 2013  Prof. Fernando B. Meneguin from the Brazilian Federal Senate will present the paper: “Um Modelo Econômico para a Responsabilidade Civil na Defesa do Consumidor, EXCEPTIONALLY ON MONDAY JULY 1ST, 2013 … Continue reading →

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TODAY! Prof. Gico’s Seminar, graduate students’ presentation

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Mauricio Bugarin

The Economics and Politics Research Group welcomes you to TODAY’s activities: Prof. Ivo Gico Jr. from UCB will present the paper: “A Tragédia do Judiciário: subinvestimento em capital jurídico e sobreutilização do Judiciário” TODAY MONDAY, June 24, 2013 in our research … Continue reading →

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Three EPRG researchers receive the Edgardo Buscaglia ALACDE Award for Empirical Research in Law and Economics

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Mauricio Bugarin

Profs. Bernardo Mueller (EPRG) and Pedro Ferreira (UnB), Mauricio Bugarin (EPRG) and Fernando Meneguin (EPRG) were awarded the Edgardo Buscaglia ALACDE Award for Empirical Research in Law and Economics yesterday, June 18, 2013, at the closing ceremony of the XVII … Continue reading →

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New date for prof. Gico’s Seminar, working papers, graduate students’ presentation

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Mauricio Bugarin

There was a change in this week’s activities. They have all been postponed to MONDAY, JUNE 24, 5pm, IPOL auditorium. Please check below: The Economics and Politics Research Group welcomes you to this week’s activities: Prof. Ivo Gico Jr. from … Continue reading →

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