Gabriel Ulyssea

Associate Professor of Economics, University College London

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Gabriel Ulyssea is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at University College London, a Research Fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and at IZA, and a Research Affiliate at CEPR. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago. His main research interests include economic development and labor economics. His current work focuses on informality, the labor market effects of labor regulation and trade and the role of firms in economic development.

Recent work by Gabriel Ulyssea

Informality and the effects of trade in developing countries

What are the effects of trade amidst a large informal sector? New research studies a model tightly connected to data on firms and workers in Brazil

Firms

Rafael Dix-Carneiro Pinelopi Goldberg Costas Meghir Gabriel Ulyssea

Published 05.03.21

Firms, informality, and development

Lower informality does not necessarily translate to higher total factor productivity or improved welfare

Firms

Gabriel Ulyssea

Published 10.09.18

Economic shocks and crime: Evidence from the Brazilian trade liberalisation

Homicides increased in Brazilian regions exposed to greater foreign competition following trade liberalisation, with employment rates the main driver

Trade

Rafael Dix-Carneiro Rodrigo R. Soares Gabriel Ulyssea

Published 15.06.18

Gabriel Ulyssea

Recent work by Gabriel Ulyssea

Informality and the effects of trade in developing countries

Firms, informality, and development

Economic shocks and crime: Evidence from the Brazilian trade liberalisation