Alison Sousa

I am a Master's student at the School of Economics, Business, Accounting and Actuarial Science of the University of São Paulo (FEA-USP). I also work as a Research Assistant at Harvard Business School and FGV EAESP, while serving as Founder and CEO of Nordaris Partners.

My research interests are in empirical asset pricing, macro-finance, and financial econometrics.

Portrait of Alison Sousa

Research

In progress

"A Regulatory Shock to Lending Relationships: Evidence from Brazilian Rural Credit" with Murillo Campello (University of Florida). (SSRN)

"From Technological Capability to Portfolio Performance: An Integrative Review of Artificial Intelligence and Financial Markets" with Eduardo Kayo (FEA). (SSRN)

Working papers

"Repriced, Not Priced: AI Patent Capital and the 2022–2024 Technology-Policy Shocks" with Rafael Palazzi (FEA) and Mike Dong (UC Riverside). (SSRN)

"Monetary Policy Surprises and Price Discovery Along the U.S. Yield Curve" with Márcio Laurini (FEARP). (SSRN)

"Rationalising Risk: China’s ERP Framework and the Reconfiguration of Overseas Investment" with Valmor Comim (Harvard Business School), Gilmar Masiero (FEA), and Mario Ogasavara (ESPM São Paulo). (SSRN)

"Artificial Intelligence, Global Value Chains, and Firm Advantage: Evidence from the Global Integrated Circuit Industry" with Gilmar Masiero (FEA) and Mario Ogasavara (ESPM São Paulo). (SSRN)

"Temporal Logistic Classification of Dengue Risk: Post-Prediction Spatial Diagnostics and Intraurban Prioritization" with Márcio Laurini (FEARP). (SSRN)

Teaching

EAD6077: Asset Pricing (graduate): TA for Prof. Rafael Palazzi, Fall 2026.

EAD0736: Derivatives (undergraduate): TA for Prof. Rafael Palazzi, Fall 2026.

EAD0737: Advanced Topics in Finance (undergraduate): TA for Prof. Rafael Palazzi, Fall 2026.

Development Economics (undergraduate): TA for Prof. Marcos Nakagawa, Spring 2021.

Curriculum Vitae

Education, publications, and research are available in my CV.

View CV Last updated: September 2026.