André Moreira Cunha is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and International Relations at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and CNPq Researcher (since 2005). He received a Ph.D. in Economics from the State University of Campinas (2002) and held a post-doctoral fellowship in Economics at the University of Cambridge (2012). He was visiting professor at the University of Leiden (Holland), Professor at Unisinos (1995-2003) and Advisor to the BRDE Board of Directors (1999-2003). He is the author of numerous articles published in national and international journals, such as: Revista de Economia Política, Revista da ANPEC, Economia e Sociedade, Ensaios FEE, Nova Economia, Revista Análise Econômica, Cepal Review, Latin America Research Review, Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, America Latina Hoy, and others; of book chapters (edited in Brazil and abroad) and books (both authored and co-authored), related to macroeconomic aspects of international trade and finance; globalization; economic integration; and economic development.