Vitor Melo

Welcome to my website! 

I am an economist researching the effects of labor and healthcare regulations, the economics of artificial intelligence, the political economy of public policy, and the causes of discrimination. I use field experiments, causal inference methods, and price theory to answer policy-relevant questions.

My work appears in the Journal of Law and Economics, the Journal of Public Economics, the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, the European Journal of Political Economy, and Public Choice, among others. I have also written for major news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill. My research has been covered by The Economist, The New Yorker, and Barron’s.

I also work to make policy-relevant research accessible. I host The Cause & Effect, a YouTube channel that explains academic studies in plain language for policymakers and the public.

I hold a PhD in economics from Clemson University and completed postdoctoral training at the University of Chicago.

Please feel free to reach out if you would like to connect.