Members
Professors, students and researchers at the Institute of Economics/UFRJ
Camila Cabral Pires-Alves
Coordinator and Researcher
Holds a Ph.D degrees in Economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She acted as Chief Economist and deputy Chief Economist at Cade - Administrative Council for Economic Defense. She was also a Visiting Scholar at the American University - Washington College of Law. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Institute of Economics - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, coordinates the Gdec. Her research deals with Competition Policy, Regulation and Industrial Organization.
E-mail: camila.alves@ie.ufrj.br
Eduardo Pontual Ribeiro
Vice-Coordinator and Researcher
Holds a Ph.D. degree in Economics from the University of Illinois. He acted as Commissioner, Chief Economist and Deputy Chief Economist, at Cade. Currently, he is Associate Professor of Economics at the Institute of Economics – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. His rearch focuses on Competition Policy, Applied Microeconometrics and Labor Economics.
E-mail: eribeiro@ie.ufrj.br
João Luiz Pondé
Professor at Institute of Economics - UFRJ
Researcher
Holds a Ph.D. degree in Economics from State University of São Paulo - Campinas. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Institute of Economics – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. His research interests on Economic Theory deal mostly with transaction costs, competition policy, new institutional economics, institutional change and economic methodology.
E-mail: ponde@ie.ufrj.br
Luiz Carlos Delorme Prado
Professor e Pesquisador
Lawyer and Ph.D. degree in Economics from Queen Mary College, University of London. He acted as Commissioner at Cade. Currently, he is Professor at the Institute of Economics – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. His research experience covers areas such as Economic History, International Economics, Economic Development, Antitrust and Regulation.
E-mail: lcdprado@gmail.com
Maria Tereza Leopardi Mello
Professor at Institute of Economics - UFRJ
Researcher
Lawyer and Ph.D. in Economics from State University of São Paulo - Campinas. Currently, she is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Economics – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She has experience in Law and Economics, dealing mostly with property rights, competition policy, regulation and intellectual property.
E-mail: tereza.leopardi@gmail.com
Mario Luiz Possas
Professor at Institute of Economics - UFRJ
Researcher
Telecommunications Engineer (Military Engineering Institute, 1970), MSc (1977) and Doctor (1983) in Economics at Campinas State University. President of CAPES Economics Consultant Committee, 1987-90. CNPq researcher and ad hoc consultant in 1987-2002 (level 1-A). Full Professor, presently retired, in the Institute of Economics/UFRJ, still in charge of graduate courses, research and dissertation supervising activities, as Emeritus Professor since 2014. Associate Professor at Dept. of Economics, FCL-Ar/UNESP, from May 2013 through March 2017, as well as FAPESP Visiting Professor at the same Dept. in 2015-16. Has extensive academic and professional experience in Economics, including Economic Theory, Industrial Economics, Competition Economics and Policy (Antitrust), mainly in the subjects: Macroeconomic Dynamics, Industrial Economics and Innovation, Regulation and Antitrust. Senior Consultant at INCT/PPED/IE/UFRJ since 2009.
E-mail: mariopossas@gmail.com
Marcos Puccioni de Oliveira Lyra
Doctorate student at Institute of Economics - UFRJ - Researcher
Doutorando em Economia pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Professor Substituto do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal Fluminense e pesquisador do Gdec. Possui mestrado em Economia pela UFRJ (2016) com dissertação intitulada "Inovação e Efeitos de Fusões e Aquisições: contribuições da teoria econômica e a prática internacional. Graduado em Ciências Econômicas também pela UFRJ (2013). Foi consultor PNUD junto ao CADE no projeto de elaboração do Guia de Remédios Antitruste. Atua nas áreas de Economia Industrial, Microeconomia, Defesa da Concorrência e Inovação
E-mail: marcosplyra@gmail.com
Diandra Carolina de Oliveira Vieira da Rocha
Doctorate student at Institute of Economics - UFRJ - Researcher
Doutoranda em Economia pela UFRJ e pesquisadora do GDEC. Mestra em Política públicas, estratégia e desenvolvimento pela UFRJ (2020) com a dissertação Economia de Plataformas na Indústria Audiovisual: Análise de Problemas concorrenciais no Mercado OTT- O cado brasileiro. Possui graduação em Ciências Econômicas pela UFRJ. Suas áreas de interesse são: Economia Industrial, Economia da Regulação e Antitruste.
E-mail: diandra.rocha@ppge.ie.ufrj.br
Rita de Cássia Marinho de Souza
Research assistant
Mestranda em Economia pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro e pesquisadora do Gdec, com dissertação intitulada “Participações cruzadas e conselhos entrelaçados entre empresas: uma análise de redes e concorrência no Brasil”. Graduada em Ciências Econômicas pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (2019). Foi bolsista FAPERJ de iniciação científica na área de Teoria das Redes (Network Theory) (2017-2019). Atua nas áreas de Economia Industrial, Defesa da Concorrência e Teoria das Redes.
E-mail: rita.souza@ppge.ie.ufrj.br