Francisco Cavalcanti
Assistant Professor Of Economics at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Pernambuco, Brazil
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Top SchoolFrancisco Cavalcanti is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Universidade Federal de Pernambuco with eight years of research and applied data experience bridging academia and industry. He earned a PhD in Political Economy from Universitat de Barcelona and completed a postdoc at PUC‑Rio, developing a strong foundation in macroeconomic and empirical methods. Between 2019 and 2023 he combined academic work with hands-on data engineering and management at Data Zoom, translating research insights into operational analytics. His background spans teaching, doctoral research, and practical roles in finance and tech, reflecting an ability to move fluidly between theoretical models and production data systems. Based in Pernambuco, Brazil, he brings both rigorous scholarship and pragmatic implementation skills to policy-relevant economic questions.
7 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Economia, Master's degree, Economia at Universidade Federal de PernambucoPost-doctoral, Economics, Post-doctoral, Economics at Departamento de Economia PUC-RioDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Political Economy, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Political Economy at Universitat de Barcelona
English, Spanish, Portuguese, French
Github Skills (11)
carbon-emissions10
simplify10
stata10
rio10
amazon10
microdata9
r9
index-html9
build-time9
deflate8
databases6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
FranciscoCavalcanti/Amazonia_Dinamismo_Economico
Dec 2020 - May 2022
Mapear as ocupações e os setores econômicos que mais crescem na Amazônia
Contributions:17 PRs, 116 pushes, 19 branches in 1 year 4 months
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FranciscoCavalcanti/FranciscoCavalcanti.github.io
Jul 2022 - Jan 2025
Contributions:4 PRs, 36 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 6 months
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