Otávio Bartalotti

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Michigan State University

B.S. University of São Paulo, Brazil

201A Tilton Hall

504-862-8355

bartalot@tulane.edu

Research interests: econometrics, applied econometrics, labor economics, education economics

bartalot@tulane.edu

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Short bio

Otávio Bartalotti earned his doctorate from Michigan State University in 2012, after receiving an economics B.S. from the University of São Paulo and M.S. from Fundação Getúlio Vargas, both in his home country of Brazil. His main research and areas of expertise are econometrics and quantitative methods. His current research focus on methods for inference in regression discontinuity designs and quantile regression under stratification and missing data. Prof. Bartalotti is also interested in topics in labor economics and public policy, especially race and gender discrimination, inequality, and education in the U.S. and Latin America.

Douglas Harris

Associate Professor of Economics and University Endowed Chair in Public Education

Ph.D. Michigan State University

Research interests: economics of education

302 Tilton Hall

504-862-8352

dharri5@tulane.edu

Matthew Larsen

Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow

Ph.D. University of California, Davis

Research interests: economics of education, labor economics, public economics, health economics

302 Richardson Hall (Murphy Institute Suite)

504-314-7352

mlarsen1@tulane.edu

Dorcas Compaore

Adjunct Lecturer

M.S. University of New Orleans

Research interests: financial development, investment, financial markets in emerging countries

215I Hebert Hall

504-862-8601

rcompaor@tulane.edu

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David Cusimano

Adjunct Lecturer

M.A. Economics, University of Texas-Arlington, 2004

M.B.A., Freeman School of Business, Tulane University, 2011

Mr. Cusimano is an adjunct instructor who works full-time in investment banking and on entrepreneurial ventures. His economic interests are industrial organization, monetary economics and development economics.

215I Hebert Hall

504-862-8601

dcusiman@tulane.edu