Rodrigo Barrela

PhD Candidate at Nova School of Business and Economics

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My main research field is Labor Economics, with a particular interest in inequality, labor market structures, and applied econometrics methods.

I will be on the academic job market in 2026-27.

Job Market Paper | The Value of Outside Options: Measurement, Impact and Inequality.

Previously, I was a PhD Intern at the International Monetary Fund's European Department and a Research Analyst at the European Central Bank's DG Economics.

Feel free to drop me an email at rodrigo.barrela [at] novasbe.pt.