Ph.D. student at London School of Economics (LSE)
Researcher at Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA/Institute for Applied Economic Research, Government of Brazil)
My research areas are economic growth, regional/urban economics, and public policy evaluation.
Measuring Micro- and Macro-Impacts of Regional Development Policies: The Case of the FNE Industrial Loans in Brazil, 2000-2006. Author: Guilherme Mendes Resende. Abstract: This paper formulates a framework to measure the micro- and macro-impacts of regional development policies in Brazil using the first-differences method that controls for observable characteristics and unobserved fixed effects. Next, it applies this framework to measure the impact of the Northeast regional fund (FNE) industrial loans on employment and labour productivity growth at the micro (firm) level and on GDP per capita growth at macro (municipalities, micro-regions and spatial clusters) levels for the 2000-2003 and 2000-2006 periods. The results show a positive and statistically significant impact of the FNE industrial loans on job creation at the micro level but no significant impacts on the GDP per capita growth at the macro level. (Accepted for publication in 2012)
Micro-Regional Economic Growth in Brazil: a Spatial Filtering Approach. Authors: Túlio Cravo and Guilherme Mendes Resende. Abstract: This paper examines the importance of space to per-capita GDP growth in Brazil for the period 1980-2004 at the micro-regional level. The role of space is investigated by applying a spatial filter that eliminates the spatial dependence of the data and allows comparison with the original data. The conditioning variables become insignificant after removing spatial dependence. This suggests that the statistical significance of the growth determinants is intrinsically linked to geographical location and indicates the importance of space to regional growth in Brazil. Moreover, these results show that the convergence process is different across spatial regimes after removing this dependence. (Accepted for publication in 2012)
Second prize winner of the Paulo Haddad Prize 2011 which was awarded to the best paper presented by postgraduate students at the IX Meeting of the Brazilian Regional Science Association (ENABER). Paper: "Multidimensional economic growth in Brazil, 1970-2000: What is the extent of spatial autocorrelation?".
Multiple dimensions of regional economic growth: The Brazilian case, 1991-2000. Author: Guilherme Mendes Resende. Abstract: This paper seeks to understand how the determinants of economic growth in Brazil may manifest themselves differently on various spatial scales between 1991 and 2000. Analysing this issue sheds light on the modifiable areal unit problem (a measurement issue). In addition, it also suggests potential explanations for the origin of this variability. This latter issue relates to the scale-dependent determinants of economic growth (a structural issue). The analysis reveals that the results change as the scale level changes and suggests a general framework for dealing with multiple spatial scales and model uncertainty. Moreover, the extent of the effects of spatial externalities and the issue of spatial heterogeneity are investigated. Downloadable (restricted!). Click here.
Second prize winner (ex-aequo) of the Epainos Prize 2009 which was awarded to the best paper presented in the Young Regional Scientist (EAYRS) Sessions organized at the 49th European Congress of the Regional Science Association International (ERSA).
See my curriculum vitae on "Currículo Lattes" plataform. In Portuguese or in English.
DEFRA's NATIONAL ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT rests on research from Susana Mourato, Steve Gibbons, Giles Atkinson, George MacKerron, Guilherme Resende & Murray Collins. They analysed the cultural and health value and well-being associated with the UK's nature. More information... (Source: Department of Geography and Environment, LSE).
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