Caio Pedro Castro

PhD student @Unibocconi. Economics MSc @EconomiaUSP. @Insper alumnus. He/Him/Ele/Dele 🇧🇷

[Ben Golub @ben_golub]

Brilliant idea -- identifying stigma and its effects in the wild

https://t.co/FSm2swHnKP

[Caio Pedro Castro @Caiopasc]

@bern_perrotti @Unibocconi Bem-vindo Bernardo!

[Piero De Dominicis @p_dedominicis]

📣 Call for Papers: 4th Milan PhD Economics Workshop

We invite PhD students & early-career researchers to submit papers in all areas of economics, finance & accounting for presentation at @Unibocconi, 12–13 May 2026.

Paper Submission Deadline: 28 February.

Info below ⬇️

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[Matteo Cremonini @MatteoCremonin2]

I’m on the #EconJobMarket! 🎓

The wealthy earn high returns from their entrepreneurial activities, should we tax them?

My JMP shows a top wealth tax creates smaller distortions and stronger redistribution when high returns reflect market power, not just productivity.

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[Geraud Desazars @GeraudDm]

🚨 Job Market Paper

❓ Dispersion in firms��� capital intensity has widened. Why, and does it matter?

⚙️ Firms unevenly update the capital-intensity of their technology as capital goods get cheaper.

��� This helps explain major US trends.

Paper: https://t.co/gqNc7uJ4FX
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[Caio Pedro Castro @Caiopasc]

@irene_solmone ❤️❤️

[Caio Pedro Castro @Caiopasc]

Thank you to all my friends and colleagues for all the support until here. Special thanks to my mentor, Raphael, from whom I learned a lot during this process!

[Caio Pedro Castro @Caiopasc]

Breaking the silence here to share some good news: I got my first publication! My paper “Income shocks and mortality of low-wage workers: Evidence from wage allowances in Brazil”, with @rbcorbi, is now forthcoming in the Journal of Development Economics! https://t.co/Ds5Yl1woBs

[CERP/USP @cerp_usp]

🧵 1. Acabaram de sair os dados do Censo sobre religião.
Sim, o número de evangélicos cresceu — agora são 26,9% da população.
Mas o aumento foi bem menor do que indicavam muitas projeções recentes.

[Diogo Britto @DiogoBrittoBr]

So happy to see this out!

[Manoel Gehrke @Manoel_Gehrke]

Oportunidade para pesquisadores brasileiros na @unibirmingham! 🇧🇷✨
Brazil Visiting Fellows Scheme
https://t.co/OrdsnU3hDI

[Gianmarco Daniele @Giammacco]

🚨1-How does mafia violence affect citizens? Our new paper is out on @JPubEcon!
Random exposure to media images of mafia violence *increases* institutional trust and donations to the State (about 10%)
with @CampedelliGian @AndyFMresearch and Paolo Pinotti

[Caio Pedro Castro @Caiopasc]

@paulnovosad Bocconi is open and competitive for anyone, I applied from Brazil and the absolute majority of my cohort is from outsiders

[Caio Pedro Castro @Caiopasc]

@iedarm @hmmlowe Parabéns Ieda!!!!! Demais! 🎉

[Gianmarco Daniele @Giammacco]

1/2 In this new paper, we propose a theory (+ empirics) explaining why crises (e.g. climate change, covid) might fuel distrust in our societies.

[Gianmarco Daniele @Giammacco]

Organized crime Vs the State:

In a new paper, we find surprising (?) results: referring to mafia-related homicides 🇮🇹 increases donations to the public sector by 11%, perceived institutional quality by 12%, and trust in political institutions by 10%
👇
https://t.co/EMrqjcTl0q

[Caio Pedro Castro @Caiopasc]

@claudiolucinda @Unibocconi Obrigado!!

[Caio Pedro Castro @Caiopasc]

So happy to be joinning @Unibocconi for my PhD, and my friends in Milan!

[Caio Pedro Castro @Caiopasc]

@GageteJessica @Unibocconi Obrigado Jessica! E obrigado pela ajuda! 😊

[Gabriel Ulyssea @GUlyssea]

New paper out w/ @GMGonzaga2 and C.A. Belchior!

We use unique admin data from Brazil to study the effects of a large-scale housing lottery program, Minha Casa Minha Vida, and to understand the mechanisms by which neighborhoods affect the economic outcomes of adults. 🧵👇