Filipe Lage de Sousa

Filipe Lage de Sousa has more than 20 years of experience in economic development, most of them working at the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES). Since 2013, he has been working as an independent consultant and he has already provided his services to the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Japan International Cooperation Agency, Global Development Network, and others. He holds a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and is a lecturer of microeconomics at the Fluminense Federal University. His areas of expertise include productivity, innovation, labor market, and economic development.

Fields of specialization

Labour markets and employment, Globalization and trade, Entrepreneurship, Financial inclusion

Projects

Title	Country	Themes
Locally-led or Northern-led? An examination of research citations in developing countries' policies	Brazil	Education and training
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 Filipe Lage De Sousa
Professor
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Economics Department

Contact information:

Brazil
fl_sousa@id.uff.br