Chair of International Economic Policy
DR. LAURA BARROS
Laura Barros is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of International Economic Policy (Prof. Kis-Katos). She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Göttingen, a Master's degree in Economics from Heidelberg University, and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Her research interests comprise development economics, gender, political economy, and applied microeconometrics.
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
PUBLICATIONS
WORKING PAPERS
WORK IN PROGRESS
TEACHING
Contact
Prof. Dr. Krisztina Kis-Katos
Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3
2 OG , Room 2.166
37073 Göttingen
Tel. +49 (0)551/3927354
laura.barros@uni-goettingen.de
2024 - present
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Chair of International Economic Policy, University of Göttingen
2018 - 2024
PhD in Economics (summa cum laude), University of Göttingen
2015 - 2018
M.Sc. in Economics, Heidelberg University
2011 - 2015
B.A. in Economics, Federal University of Minas Gerais
2020 - present
Research Associate, Chair of International Economic Policy, Prof. Dr. Krisztina Kis-Katos at the University of Göttingen
2018 - 2020
Research Associate, Chair of Development Economics, Prof. Dr. Stephan Klasen at the University of Göttingen
2020
Short-term Consultant, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
2016 - 2018
Research Assistant, Research Center for Distributional Conflict and Globalization at the University of Heidelberg
Barros, Laura and Manuel Santos Silva (2025) Economic shocks, gender, and populism: Evidence from Brazil. Journal of Development Economics, 174, 103412
Barros, Laura and Manuel Santos Silva (forthcoming) Between Sticky Floors and Glass Ceilings: Trade Liberalization and Wage Inequality by Gender and Race in Brazil. Economic Development and Cultural Change
Barros, Laura and Inmaculada Martínez-Zarzoso (2022). Systematic literature review on trade liberalization and sustainable development. Sustainable Production and Consumption, 33, 921–931.
Barros, Laura and Ute Rink (2021) Spending or saving? Female empowerment and financial decisions in a matrilineal society. World Development, 141, p.105342
Barros, Laura and Aiko Schmeißer (2024) Job Loss and Political Entry
Barros, Laura and Yuanwei Xu (2025) Natural disasters and intimate partner violence
Religious supply and local violence (joint work with Krisztina Kis-Katos and Manuel Santos Silva)
Female political participation and environmental outcomes (joint work with Rocío Castilla Navarro and Manuel Santos Silva)
Indigenous quotas and the political representation of historically marginalized groups (joint work with Krisztina Kis-Katos and Amanda Woodman Deza)
The gender wage gap in German academia (joint work with Isea Cieply, Krisztina Kis-Katos, Thomas Kneib, and Alexander Silbersdorff)