Dr Mateus Labrunie

Mateus Labrunie is a Senior Policy Analyst at IfM Engage, specialising in industrial policy, economic development in emerging economies, and finance for green industrial transformation.

He holds a PhD from the Centre of Development Studies at the University of Cambridge, where his doctoral research– supervised by Dr Ha-Joon Chang – examined the challenges of industrial policy and technological catching-up in the digital era, with a focus on Brazil. He previously completed a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Economics of Industry and Technology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

He has advised and delivered consultancy work for high-level international organisations, including UNIDO, the World Economic Forum, and UNDP, and has provided senior-level policy advice to governments, including advising the President of Timor-Leste.

His work focuses on:

Mateus is also the author of academic and policy publications on industrial policy and development, bridging rigorous research with practical policy application.