Samuel Levi Alves Cruz

Ph.D. student, Economics

Research Interests:

Samuel studies the formation of monetary unions, focusing on the differences between economies that join a monetary union and those that do not in markets with exchange rate frictions. Currently, he is interested in monetary economics and international economics, but still loves economics as a whole.

Road to the Moody School:

Samuel started studying economics at the Federal University of Ceará (UFC) in 2016 and began his master's in economics at the University of São Paulo in Ribeirão Preto (USP-RP) in 2022 both in Brazil. He has also worked as a mathematics teacher. He loves sports, especially basketball, and enjoys spending time with family and friends.