Michel Wachsmann

About

MSc Student in Economics, São Paulo School of Economics

I am an MSc student in Economics at the São Paulo School of Economics (FGV EESP), where I also completed my undergraduate degree. My work is aligned with topics in political behavior, institutions, and their economic consequences.

I currently work as a research assistant for Thomas Fujiwara.

Research Interests: Political Economy, Behavioral Economics.

michel.wachsmann@fgv.br GitHub CV

Education

MSc in Economics
2026 – Present
São Paulo School of Economics (FGV EESP)
BSc in Economics
2022 – 2025
São Paulo School of Economics (FGV EESP)

Research

Working Papers

Democracy on a Budget (Paper)

presented at IV Microeconomics Workshop and São Paulo School of Economics

Work in Progress

What do Populists do in Office? Evidence from Brazilian Municipalities

with Caroline Le Pennec, Livia Haddad, and Nicolás Ajzenman
Don't Judge a Policy by its Politician (Pre-Analysis Plan)

with Bruno Ferman, Giulio Cezar de Souza, Matheus Guimarães, and Nicolás Ajzenman
From Repression to Representation

with Camila Campos, Daniel Monte, and Livia Haddad
Qualifying in the Open: Eligibility Disclosure and Access to Unsecured Credit

with Bruno Ferman, Simon Blanchard, Tiago Cavalcanti, and Vladimir Teles
Dump or be Dumped

with Nícolas Goulart

Teaching Assistance

Graduate

Statistics
2026
FGV EESP · Bruno Ferman
Math Camp
2026
FGV EESP · Douglas Bokliang
Political Economy
2026
FGV EESP · Marcos Nakaguma
Econometrics
2026
FGV EESP · Vinicius Brunassi
Applied Econometrics
2026
FGV EESP · Clarissa Gandour

Undergraduate

Statistics II
2026
FGV EESP · Amanda Arabage
Econometrics III
2026
FGV EESP · Caio Castro
Econometrics I
2024, 2025
FGV EESP · Gabriela Fonseca
Research Methodology and Techniques III
2025
FGV EESP · Priscilla Tavares

Large Language Models
Research Methodology and Techniques I
2023
FGV EESP · Gabriela Fonseca

R Programming Language