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José M. Tavares
José M. Tavares
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Economics
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Ciência ID: 6814-2584-CCB0
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8159-9646
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José Tavares is professor of economics at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, affiliate researcher at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) in London. José earned his doctorate in Economics at Harvard University, specializing in Political Economy and Macroeconomics. In addition to Nova, José taught at Harvard University, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), and Universidade Católica Portuguesa. José´s research focuses on a broad set of issues, including the relationship between democracy and economic growth, the macroeconomic cost of gender discrimination, and the role of globalization in countering corruption, and it has been published in academic journals, including the Journal of Monetary Economics, the Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of Public Economics, and volumes edited by Harvard University Press, MIT Press and Princeton University Press. José was co-organiser of “Investir no Futuro: Colaborações Universidade-Indústria em Portugal e nos Estados Unidos” and “Portugal: Strategic Options in European Context”, and founder of the Portuguese American Post-Graduate Society. José´s academic work has been commented in newspapers such as Time Magazine, New York Times, Handelsblatt, La Repubblica, Expresso, and Público, and discussed in specialized op-ed sites such as Vox.eu and Eurointelligence. José was invited speaker at the 2011 Dahrendorf Symposium on “The Future of Europe”.


1998 - Ph.D Economics, Harvard University

1995 - MSc in Economics, Harvard University

1990 - BSc in Economics, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon

Political Economy, Public Policy, International Economics, Economic Development, Economics of Culture and Heritage 

  • Branco, Catarina, Dohse, Dirk C., Pereira dos Santos, João, Tavares, José (2023). Nobody's gonna slow me down? The effects of a transportation cost shock on firm performance and behavior. Journal of Urban Economics, 136.
  • Nunes, Carolina, Carvalho, Bruno, Pereira dos Santos, João, Peralta, Susana, Tavares, José (2023). Failing young and temporary workers? The impact of a disruptive crisis on a dual labour market. The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 23 (2), 349-395.
  • Otrachshenko, Vladimir, Popova, Olga, Tavares, José (2021). Extreme temperature and extreme violence: Evidence from Russia. Economic Inquiry, 59 (1), 243-262.
  • Pereira dos Santos, João, Tavares, José, Vicente, Pedro C. (2021). Can ATMs get out the vote? Evidence from a nationwide field experiment. European Economic Review, 134.
  • Pereira dos Santos, João, Tavares, José, Mesquita, José (2021). Leave them kids alone! National exams as a political tool. Public Choice, 189 (3-4), 405-426.
  • Tovar Jalles, João, Mulas-Granados, Carlos, Tavares, José (2021). Fiscal discipline and exchange rates: does politics matter?. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 68 (2), 155-178.
  • Jalles, João Tovar, Mulas-Granados, Carlos, Tavares, José, Correa Caro, Carolina (2018). Single currency and fiscal performance: the early Euro Area in perspective. Applied Economics Letters, 25 (6), 415-419.
  • Júlio, Paulo, Tavares, José (2017). The good, the bad and the different: Can gender quotas raise the quality of politicians?. Economica, 84 (335), 454-479.
  • Cavalcanti, Tiago, Tavares, José (2016). The output cost of gender discrimination: a model-based macroeconomics estimate. The Economic Journal, 126 (590), 109-134.
  • Otrachshenko, Vladimir, Popova, Olga, Tavares, José (2016). Psychological costs of currency transition: Evidence from the euro adoption. European Journal Of Political Economy, 45, 89-100.
  • Jalles, João Tovar, Tavares, Jose (2015). Trade, scale or social capital? Technological progress in poor and rich countries. Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 24 (6), 767-808.
  • Luque, Jaime, Morelli, Massimo, Tavares, José (2014). A volatility-based theory of fiscal union desirability. Journal Of Public Economics, 112, 1-11.
  • Júlio, Paulo, Pinheiro-Alves, Ricardo, Tavares, José (2013). Foreign direct investment and institutional reform: Evidence and an application to Portugal. Portuguese Economic Journal, 12 (3), 215-250.
  • Júlio, Paulo, Pinheiro-Alves, Ricardo, Tavares, José (2013). Foreign investment and institutional reform: Portugal in European perspective. Economic Bulletin, 19 (1), 89-102.
  • Brück, Tilman, Llussá, Fernanda, Tavares, José (2011). Entrepreneurship: the role of extreme events. European Journal Of Political Economy, 27 (SUPPL. 1), S78-S88.
  • Cavalcanti, Tiago, Tavares, José (2011). Women prefer larger governments: Growth, structural transformation, and government size. Economic Inquiry, 49 (1), 155-171.
  • Llussá, Fernanda Antónia Josefa, Tavares, José (2011). Which terror at which cost? On the economic consequences of terrorist attacks. Economics Letters, 110 (1), 52-55.
  • Arvate, Paulo Roberto, Avelino, George, Tavares, José (2009). Fiscal conservatism in a new democracy: "sophisticated" versus "naïve" voters. Economics Letters, 102 (2), 125-127.
  • Tavares, José (2009). Economic integration and the comovement of stock returns. Economics Letters, 103 (2), 65-67.
  • Cavalcanti, Tiago V., Magalhães, André M., Tavares, José (2008). Institutions and economic development in Brazil. Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 48 (2), 412-432.
  • Tavares, José, Cavalcanti, Tiago (2008). Assessing the "engines of liberation": Home appliances and female labor force participation. Review of Economics and Statistics, 90 (1), 81-88.
  • Tavares, José (2008). Trade, factor proportions, and political rights. Review of Economics and Statistics, 90 (1), 163-168.
  • Llussá, Fernanda Antónia Josefa, Tavares, José (2007). The economics of terrorism: a synopsis. The Economics of Peace and Security Journal, 2 (1), 62-70.
  • Larraín B., Felipe, Tavares, José (2004). Does foreign direct investment decrease corruption?. Cuadernos de Economia - Latin American Journal of Economics, 41 (123), 217-230.
  • Tavares, José (2004). Does right or left matter? Cabinets, credibility and fiscal adjustments. Journal Of Public Economics, 88 (12), 2447-2468.
  • Tavares, José (2004). The open society assesses its enemies: Shocks, disasters and terrorist attacks. Journal of Monetary Economics, 51 (5), 1039-1070.
  • Tavares, José (2003). Does foreign aid corrupt?. Economics Letters, 79 (1), 99-106.
  • Tavares, José, Wacziarg, Romain (2001). How democracy affects growth. European Economic Review, 45 (8), 1341-1378.
  • Alesina, Alberto, Perotti, Roberto, Tavares, José (1998). The political economy of fiscal adjustments. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, (1), 197-266.
  • Tavares, José (2019). A Europa não é um país estrangeiro. Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos.
  • Caselli, Francesco, Centeno, Mario, Tavares, José (2016). After the crisis: Reform, recovery, and growth in Europe. Oxford University Press.
  • Caselli, Francesco, Centeno, Mario, Novo, Álvaro, Tavares, José (2016). The challenge of European inequality. After the Crisis. : Reform, Recovery, and Growth in Europe. Oxford University Press, 171-194.
  • Tavares, José, Jorge, Rui Peres (2016). The path to Brexit: the view from Portugal. What To Do With the UK?. EU perspectives on Brexit. Wyplosz, Charles (Eds.), CEPR Press, 107-116.
  • Garoupa, Nuno, Tavares, José (2009). Institutions and Portuguese Economic History: Implications and (Brief) Applications. Nove Ensaios na Tradição de Jorge Borges de Macedo. Macedo, Jorge Braga, Silva, A. F., Amaral, L., Henriques, A. Castro (Eds.), Tribuna, 133 - 154.
  • Llussá, Fernanda Antónia Josefa, Tavares, José (2008). Economics and Terrorism: What We Know, What We Should Know, and the Data We Need. Terrorism, Economic Development, and Political Openness. Keefer, Philip, Loayza, Norman (Eds.), Cambridge University Press, 233-254.
  • Mesquita, José, Pereira dos Santos, João, Tavares, José (Aug 2022), 34 p., (RWI – Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, n. 966), European funds and firm performance: Evidence from a natural experiment.
  • Pereira dos Santos, João, Tavares, José, Thomas, Marlene (Feb 2022), 40 p., (Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), n. DP16732), Does organized crime attract EU funding? Evidence from the Sicilian Mafia.
  • Llussá, Fernanda Antónia Josefa, Tavares, José (Jan 2010), Perceptions, Expectations and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Extreme Events.
  • Llussá, Fernanda Antónia Josefa, Tavares, José (Jan 2010), Perceptions, Expectations and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Extreme Events.
  • Llussá, Fernanda Antónia Josefa, Tavares, José (Jan 2010), Perceptions, Expectations and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Extreme Events.
  • Llussá, Fernanda Antónia Josefa, Tavares, José (Jan 2010), Perceptions, Expectations and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Extreme Events.
  • Llussá, Fernanda Antónia Josefa, Tavares, José (Jan 2010), Perceptions, Expectations and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Extreme Events.
  • Llussá, Fernanda Antónia Josefa, Tavares, José (Jan 2010), Which Terror at Which Cost? On the Economic Consequences of Terrorist Attacks.
  • Llussá, Fernanda Antónia Josefa, Tavares, José (Jan 2007), Economics and Terrorism: What We Know, What We Should Know and the Data We Need.