David Leite Neves

David Leite is a public economist with a focus on public finance, particularly tax system design. He completed his PhD in Economics at the Paris School of Economics and will join the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) as a postdoctoral researcher in September 2025. His research has been recognized with several awards, including the Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize from the International Institute of Public Finance, the Best Paper Award from the Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation, and the Research Award in Public Finance from the European Tax Observatory. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s in Econometrics from ISEG – University of Lisbon, as well as a Master’s in Analysis and Policy in Economics from the Paris School of Economics and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (PSE–EHESS).