Guilherme Mendes Resende

About

Guilherme Mendes Resende

Guilherme Mendes Resende is an economist, lawyer, and business administrator with a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). With over two decades of a career built between cutting-edge academic research and high-level public management, he is a leading national authority at the intersections of economics, law, and public policy.

He has been a tenured researcher at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) since 2004, and a Full Professor in the Master's and Doctoral Programs in Economics at IDP since 2019. He served as Special Advisor to the Presidency of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) from 2023 to 2025, and as Chief Economist of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) from 2016 to 2023 — Brazil's main antitrust authority.

He has published over 100 papers in Brazil and abroad, with recognition in national and international awards, including the Epainos Prize from the European Regional Science Association, awarded at an international congress.

Academic Background

Doctorate
PhD

Regional Economics

London School of Economics and Political Science — LSE

Master's

Economics

Cedeplar / Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais — UFMG

Bachelor's

Economics

PUC Minas — Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Bachelor's

Business Administration

Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais — UFMG

Bachelor's

Law

Centro Universitário Euroamericano — Unieuro

Areas of Expertise

⚖ Competition Law and Antitrust Analysis

§ Law and Economics

◈ Industrial Organization

◎ Public Policy Evaluation

∑ Microeconometrics and Quantitative Methods

◉ Regional Development

In academic activity

Career

At the leading legal and economic
institutions in Brazil

A career built between frontier research and the decisions that shape the Brazilian economy.

2019–
present

IDP — Brazilian Institute of Education, Development and Research

Full Professor

Master's and Doctoral Programs in Economics. Training researchers and professionals in competition law, law & economics, and public policy evaluation.

2023–
2025

STF — Supreme Federal Court of Brazil

Special Advisor to the President

Specialized technical advisory on economic analysis for the Presidency of the Supreme Federal Court, with contributions to the analytical rigor of the most nationally significant institutional decisions.

2016–
2023

CADE — Administrative Council for Economic Defense

Chief Economist

Technical leadership of the economics department of Brazil's main antitrust authority. Coordination of competition analyses, merger reviews, and anticompetitive conduct cases.

2015–
2016

Ipea — Directorate of Regional, Urban and Environmental Studies (Dirur)

Deputy Director

Management and coordination of research activities at Dirur/Ipea, focused on regional, urban, and environmental development.

2013–
2014

Ipea — Dirur

Regional Studies Coordinator

Coordination of research in regional development and territorial inequality reduction policies.

2004–
present

Ipea — Institute for Applied Economic Research

Senior Researcher

Senior researcher at Ipea since 2004, with a relevant academic output in competition, public policy, regional development, and law & economics.

Publications

Scientific Output

A selection of peer-reviewed journal articles.
Over 100 papers published
in Brazil and abroad.

Published Book

Judicial Decisions and Their Economic and Social Consequences

Editors: Resende, Guilherme M.; Oliveira, A. F.
1st ed. · São Paulo: Singular, 2024 · 288 p.

2026

Analysis of financial loss probability in judicial proceedings

Revista Processus de Estudos de Gestão, Jurídicos e Financeiros, v. 17, pp. 1–26

Pereira, D. S.; Resende, G. M.

2025

Event study in mergers and acquisitions: an evaluation of the Kroton-Estácio merger

Revista Brasileira de Políticas Públicas (RBPP), v. 15, pp. 316–334

Mundim, F. N.; Resende, G. M.

2025

Ex post-merger evaluation: evidence from the Brazilian stock exchange

Revista de Economia Contemporânea, v. 29, pp. 1–25

Pordeus, L. S.; Resende, G. M.

2025

Nascent competition and killer acquisitions in digital markets: a decade of acquisitions by Big Tech

Journal of Antitrust Enforcement, v. 1, pp. 1–20

Lemos, T. M.; Resende, G. M.

2024

Effects of potential competition: the case of the Gol-Webjet merger

Estudos Econômicos, v. 54, pp. 1–38

Franke, F. D.; Resende, G. M.

2024

The Brazilian experience in public interest assessments in trade defense, 2019–2021

Revista do IBRAC, v. 1, pp. 111–152

Cavalcanti, M. P. L.; Resende, G. M.

2024

Cartel overcharge estimation: the fuel cartel in the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area

Revista de Defesa da Concorrência — RDC, v. 12, pp. 55–86

Resende, G. M.; Malan, F. H.

2021

Inter-municipal migration in northeast Brazil: Is there evidence of migratory selection?

Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico, v. 51, pp. 187–212

Silva Filho, L. A.; Resende, G. M.

2021

Using the Moran's I to detect bid rigging in Brazilian procurement auctions

Annals of Regional Science, v. 66, pp. 237–254

Lima, R. C. A.; Resende, G. M.

2020

Changing the climate for banking: The economic effects of credit in a climate-vulnerable area

Journal of Development Economics, v. 146, 102459

Da Mata, D.; Resende, G. M.

2019

Measuring regional disparities in Brazil: Wages, cost of living, and local amenities

Revista Brasileira de Economia, v. 73, pp. 1–28

Cravo, T.; Resende, G. M.; Cruz, B. O.

2019

Micro-impacts of the Brazilian Regional Development Funds: Does lending size matter?

Review of Development Economics, v. 23, pp. 293–313

Oliveira, G. R.; Resende, G. M.; Silva, D. F. C.; Gonçalves, C. N.

2019

Evaluating the competition effects of Uber's entry into the Brazilian incumbent cab-hailing app segment

Journal of Competition Law & Economics, v. 15, pp. 1–30

Resende, G. M.; Lima, R. C. A.

2018

Dose-response effect of the Centre-West constitutional development fund (FCO) in the state of Goiás

Nova Economia (UFMG), v. 28, pp. 965–1000

Oliveira, G. R.; Terra, R.; Resende, G. M.

2018

Evaluation of the Brazilian regional development funds

Review of Regional Research, pp. 1–27

Resende, G. M.; Silva, D. F. C.; Silva Filho, L. A.

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Recognition

10 National and
International Awards

Continuous recognition for scientific excellence in Brazil and abroad, spanning over a decade.

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2016 · 1st Place

Best Paper — 5th Pernambuco Economics Conference

Area: Regional and Agricultural Economics · PIMES / UFPE

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2015 · 1st Place

VII INFI-FEBRABAN Prize in Banking Economics

Brazilian Federation of Banks — FEBRABAN

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2015 · 1st Place

XIX BNB Prize in Regional Economics

Academic Article · Banco do Nordeste (BNB) and ANPEC

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2015 · 2nd Place

SBE Finance Prize

Brazilian Econometric Society — SBE

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2013 · Honourable Mention

XVIII National Treasury Prize

Secretaria do Tesouro Nacional — STN

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2011 · 2nd Place

Paulo Haddad Prize

Brazilian Association of Regional and Urban Studies — ABER

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2009 · 2nd Place (ex-aequo)

Epainos Prize — ERSA Congress

Best Paper — Young Regional Scientists · 49th European Congress, Regional Science Association International

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2008 · Joint-Winner

Best Postgraduate Paper in Regional Science

"Multiple dimensions of regional economic growth in Brazil" · RSAI — British & Irish Section

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2005 · 2nd Place

IX BNB Prize in Regional Economics

Master's Dissertation · Banco do Nordeste (BNB) and ANPEC

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2005 · 1st Place

XVII Minas Economics Prize

Professional Category · BDMG and Corecon / MG

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2007 · Fellowship

Doctoral Fellowship Abroad

CAPES — Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education · Funding of the PhD at LSE

Press

In the Media

Articles, columns and interviews in leading national outlets.

Valor Econômico

New rule eliminates 10 million tax enforcement proceedings

Valor Econômico — Column

Law and Economics in Supreme Court rulings

Valor Econômico — Opinion

Price regulation bills and the role of CADE

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Interview

Book launch: "Judicial Decisions and Their Economic and Social Consequences"

Interview with Rodrigo Lopes · Zero Hora newspaper

Other texts in newspapers and magazines

JOTA
Jul. 2024

Promotion of the port sector, legal certainty, and the SSE

Resende, G. M.

Valor Econômico
Nov. 2023

Law and Economics in Supreme Court rulings

Resende, G. M.

ConJur
Nov. 2022

Economic analysis and CADE's Department of Economic Studies

Resende, G. M.

ConJur
Sep. 2022

Conglomerate mergers: an antitrust perspective in the digital age

Resende, G. M.; Fernandes, V. O.

ConJur
Jul. 2022

To share or not to share? Antitrust law perspectives

Resende, G. M.; Castro, R. M.

Estadão
May 2022

Ending checked baggage fees harms consumers

Resende, G. M.; Freitas, E.; Caldeira, T.

Full list available on Currículo Lattes →

Guilherme Mendes Resende