2025 BFI-INSPER Conference
The 2025 BFI-INSPER Conference, co-hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago and Insper, will be held October 23-24 in São Paulo, Brazil. This conference aims to foster cutting-edge research involving scholars from both institutions and to develop a pipeline of early career researchers trained on frontier methods of economics research.
Professors Leonardo Bursztyn and Lars Peter Hansen will be joining as the keynote speakers for this conference.
If you are interested in attending or have any questions, please email bfi-events@uchicago.edu.
Keynote Speakers
 Leonardo Bursztyn, Saieh Family Professor, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics; Co-Director of BFI Political Economics InitiativeView Bio |
 Lars Peter Hansen, David Rockefeller Distinguished Service Professor in Economics, Statistics, Booth School of Business & The College, University of ChicagoView Bio |
Organizer
 Emanuele Colonnelli, Joseph L. Gidwitz Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship |
Agenda
Registration and Networking Reception
Appetizers and drinks will be served
Opening Remarks
Emanuele Colonnelli, University of Chicago
Benjamin Krause, Becker Friedman Institute
Sergio Giovanetti Lazzarini, Insper
Keynote – Responding to Climate change Uncertainty: Implications for Investment in New Technologies and in Reforestation
Lars Peter Hansen, University of Chicago
Keynote and Networking Reception Concludes
Registration and Breakfast
Opening Remarks
Emanuele Colonnelli, University of Chicago
Contractionary Fiscal Stimulus (and Expansionary Austerity)
Marco Bonomo, Insper (Speaker)
Amanda Dos Santos, New York University (Discussant)
Disease, Disparities, and Development: Evidence from Chagas Disease Control in Brazil
Eduardo Montero, University of Chicago (Speaker)
Raphael Corbi, CERP USP (Discussant)
Break
Managers and the Cultural Transmission of Gender Norms
Virginia Minni, University of Chicago (Speaker)
Daniel de Mata, Sao Paulo School of Economics – FGV (Discussant)
Short Paper Sessions
Presentation format: 12 min. talks + 6 min. Q&As
Giuliana Isabella, Insper
Ursula Mello, Insper
Henrique Wang, Insper
Lunch
Clearing the Way: The Politics of Environmental Enforcement and Land Grabbing in the Brazilian Amazon
Rodrigo Soares, Insper (Speaker)
Francisco Costa, FGV EPGE (Discussant)
Registration and Reception for Public Session Participants
Coffee and appetizers will be served
Keynote: The Social Media Trap
Leonardo Bursztyn, University of Chicago