Synthia Santana

Synthia Santana has experience in studies addressing the productivity and innovation of Brazilian firms. Over 13 years she has studied the determinants of firm innovation and recently has been working on family and gender topics, focusing on women-led firms. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Sao Paulo School of Economics - FGV (2016), a Master in Economics from the Federal University of Pernambuco (2012), and a Bachelor's degree in economics from the same institution (2009). Her main research topics are Development and Innovation.

Fields of specialization

Gender & women’s empowerment, Globalization and trade

Projects

	Title	Country	Themes
	Addressing context-specific barriers to female labor force participation in decent work in Brazil	Brazil	Gender & women’s empowerment
	Gender and Age Diversity to Forster Innovation and Productivity Growth	Brazil	Gender & women’s empowerment , Labour markets and employment

Details

Dr Synthia Santana
Researcher
Society of Gender and Family Economics
GeFam

Contact information:

Brazil
synthiak@gmail.com