Gender economics in Brazil and the United States

• Grant number: 22/14111-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research
• Start date: February 01, 2023
• End date: July 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Economics
• Principal Investigator: Ana Luísa Gouvêa Abras
• Grantee: Ana Luísa Gouvêa Abras
• Host Investigator: Mary Arends-Kuenning
• Host Institution: Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas (CECS). Universidade Federal do ABC (UFABC). Ministério da Educação (Brasil). Santo André , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States

Abstract

Our project consists of three articles using modern techniques and new data to study empirical problems in Feminist Economics and Economic Development. The papers co-authored with different research in Brazil and abroad vary in data source and econometric models. The goal of the stay at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign is to broaden Doctor Abras´ scope of research, expand the network and update the knowledge for teaching at UFABC. (AU)