• • The Economic Implications of a Network SIR-Macro Model of Epidemics (with K. Andre, M. Correa).

    • Economics Letters. v.225. April 2023. (WP#2301) 

• • What if People Value Nature? Climate Change and Welfare Costs (with M. Batu). 

    • Resource and Energy Economics. v. 61, August 2020. (WP#1707)

• • Network Search: Climbing the Job Ladder Faster (with D. O'Dea, D. Wiczer). 

    • International Economic Review. v.60(2), May 2019, pp. 693-720 . (WP#1606)

• • Optimal Taxation and Social Networks (with D. O'Dea). 

    • Macroeconomic Dynamics. 18 (8), pp. 37-40, July 2016.

• • Optimal Sales Tax Rebates and Tax Enforcement Consumers (with E. Mattos). 

    • Oxford Economic Papers. 67 (2): 479-493. April 2015. (WP#1302)

• A Quantitative Analysis of Tax Enforcement and Optimal Monetary Policy. 

  • Macroeconomic Dynamics. 17(5), pp.1096-1117.  July 2013.

• Informal Work Networks (with D. O'Dea). 

  • Canadian Journal of Economics. 44(1), 2011, pp. 247-272.

• Solow meets Leontief: Economic Growth and Energy Consumption (with F. Perobelli). 

  • Energy Economics, 32(1), 2010, pp. 43-53

Labor Market Networks

• • Returns to Workplace Connectivity: Evidence from Brazil (with R. Freguglia, R.Siano).

    • Applied Economics. 2024. (WP#1609) 

  • Brazil's Bolsa Familia: Neighborhood and Racial Group Networks (with J. Faciroli, R. Freguglia, M. Vieira).

    • Journal of Development Studies. v.59(4),  pp. 593-610 . 2022. (WP#2201)

Tax Evasion and Informal Activities

• • Optimal Taxation of Informal Firms: Misreporting Costs and a Tax Reform in Brazil (with E. Mattos, R. Regatieri). 

    • The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics. De Gruyter, vol. 24(1), pages 1-44, January, 2024 (WP#2008)

  • Is Tax Evasion Macho? Experimental Evidence on Testosterone and Personality Traits in Evasion (with J. Carre, S. Geniole, E. Mattos). 

    • Economic and Political Studies. 2022. (WP#1801) 

  • Tolerance of Informality and Occupational Choices in a Large Informal Sector Economy (with M. Correa, M. Magalhaes). 

    • The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics. 2022. (WP#2004)

  • Welfare and Inequality with Hard-to-Tax Markets (with E. Mattos, L. Ogura). 

    • FinanzArchiv/Public Finance Analysis. 71(3), pp. 371-384, September 2015.

• Tax Enforcement Policies, Tax Evasion and Time Allocation. 

  • Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. 3(3), pp. 285-293. August 2013. 

• Informal Economy and Spatial Mobility: Are Informal Workers Economic Refugees? (with F. Chein, R. Freguglia). 

  • Journal of Economic Studies. 40(5), 2013.

• Poverty and the Optimal General Income Tax-cum-Audit Policy (with E. Mattos, C. Trudeau). 

  • The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. 12(1), Article 32 (Topics), 2012.

• Optimal Monetary and Audit Policy with Imperfect Taxation (with N. Turdaliev). 

  • Journal of Macroeconomics, 33(2), 2011, pp. 327-340.

• On the Optimality of the Friedman Rule with Costly Tax Enforcement (with Anne Villamil). 

  • Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 6(2), 2009, pp. 7-30

Environmental Issues

• • Optimal tax policy under heterogeneous environmental preferences (with S. Behringer, C. Trudeau).

    • Economics Letters. v.157, August 2017, pp. 79–82. (WP#1703)

Other Topics

• • The economic implications of corruption dynamics (with M. Correa, M. Magalhaes).

    • Economics Bulletin. Volume 45, April 2025.

  • Economic Burden and Costs of Drowning in Costa Rica (with C. Houser, A.Gutierrez, M. Salas).

    • Coastal Management. 2025 

  • Pandemic, Inequality and Public Health: A Quantitative Analysis (with L. Barros, M. Correa). 

    • Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. Volume 97, October 2024. (WP#2302) 

  • Taylor Rules During a Pandemic: A Counterfactual Exercise (with M. Batu, S. Caetano). 

    • Applied Economics Letters. 2024. (WP#2002)

  • Short Communication: Economic Impact of Drowning in the Great Lakes Region of North America (with C. Houser, C. Trudeau).  

    • Ocean and Coastal Management, 212 (2021).

  • Macroeconomic Effects of Inflation Target Uncertainty (with S. Caetano, W. Correa). 

    • Economics Letters. v.181, August 2019, pp.111-115.  (WP#1804)

• • Optimal Paternalistic Health and Human Capital Policies (with E. Mattos). 

    • Economics Letters. v.176, March 2019, pp. 39–42. (WP#1709)

• • Asymmetric effects of shocks on TFP (with S. Caetano, M. Souza). 

    • Applied Economics Letters. 25(3), pp. 206-210, 2018.

Selected Publications (Portuguese)