Bio

I am Assistant Professor at Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA) and hold a Ph.D. from the Department of Economics at PUC-Rio. Previously UFBA, I worked as a research associate at J-PAL Latin America, and STC consultant at The World Bank. My research interests are in Labor and Development Economics.

CV (Portuguese version - Lattes)

Education

• Ph.D. in Economics, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), 2020-2025
• M.A. in Economics, University of Brasília (UnB), 2018-2020
• B.A. in Economics, State University of Montes Claros (Unimontes), 2010-2014

Contact

E-mail: pablochavescastro@gmail.com
GitHub

Research

Selected Work in Progress

• Wage Gap Disclosure in the Tropics, with Mayara Felix, Ieda Matavelli and Bobak Pakzad-Hurson. Policy brief (in Portuguese).

• Labor Unions, Bargaining Power and its Effects on Employment

Policy Briefs

• Avaliação Ex Ante: Lei de Transparência Salarial - Brazil’s Ministry of Planning’s Secretaria de Avaliação de Políticas Públicas
• Smallholders in the Caatinga and the Cerrado: A Baseline Analysis for a Rural Just Transition in Brazil - Climate Policy Initiative
• What is the Climate Risk for Rural Producers in the Caatinga? Challenges for a Rural Just Transition - Climate Policy Initiative

Teaching

Undergraduate

• Economics, Gender and Race (2021-2022) – PUC-Rio
• Introdução à Economia (2026) – UFBA
• Macroeconomia II (2026) – UFBA