José Ber­ga­min is a master’s stu­dent in Eco­no­mics at Cedeplar/UFMG, holds a bachelor’s degree in Eco­no­mics from FEA/USP, and has a tech­ni­cal back­ground in Public Ser­vi­ces from Cen­tro Pau­la Sou­za. His rese­ar­ch inte­rests inclu­de regi­o­nal and urban eco­no­mics, agri­cul­tu­ral eco­no­mics, and dis­tri­bu­ti­ve impacts of fis­cal policies.