Filipe Campante
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Filipe R. Campante is Associate Professor of Public Policy. He is interested in political economy, with special emphasis on understanding the constraints that are faced by politicians and governments beyond elections and formal "checks and balances," as well as the evolution and impact of cultural traits. His research has focused on topics such as the spatial distribution of population, the media, political protest and conflict, lobbying and campaign contributions, and religion. His work has appeared in leading academic journals such as theAmerican Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of Economic Perspectives, among others. It has also received mentions in the New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, The Economist, Boston Globe, among others. Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he holds a PhD from Harvard University, an MA from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and a BA from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, all in economics.