Research
Main Publications
"Semiparametric Efficient Estimation of the Average Linear Regression Function", forthcoming Journal of Econometrics. ( with Bryan Graham) (NBER Working Paper 25234, cemmap Working Paper CWP62/18 )
"Synthetic Control with Imperfect Pre-Treatment Fit" (with Bruno Ferman), forthcoming Quantitative Economics.
"GMM Quantile Regression” ( with Antonio Galvão, Sergio Firpo, Graciela Sanroman and Alexandre Poirier), forthcoming Journal of Econometrics. [Codes] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconom.2020.11.014
“Um compasso para aprender: A randomized trial of a social-emotional learning program in homicide-affected communities in Brazil" (with Dana McCoy, Vladimir Ponczek, Emily Hanno, Gabriela Fonseca e Natália Marchi), Child Development, v. 92(5), p. 1951-1968, 2021.
"Cherry Picking with Synthetic Controls" ( with Bruno Ferman and Vitor Possebom), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, v. 39, p. 510-532, 2020.
"Inference inDifferences-in-Differences with Few Treated Groups and Heteroskedasticity" (with Bruno Ferman), Review of Economics and Statistics, v. 101, p. 452-467, 2019.
“The impact of daycare attendance on Math test scores for cohort of 4th graders in Brazil" (with Daniel Santos and Clarissa Rodrigues), Journal of Development Studies, v.53 (9): 1335-1357, 2017.
“Efficient Estimation of Data Combination Models by the Method of Auxiliary-to-Study Tilting” (with Daniel Egel and Bryan Graham), Journal of Business Economics & Statistics, v. 34, p. 288-301, 2016. (NBER Working Paper 16928)
“Identification and Estimation of Distributional Impacts of Interventions Using Changes in Inequality Measures" (with Sergio Firpo), Journal of Applied Econometrics, v. 31: 457-486, 2016. [Supplemental Appendix] [Codes]
"Changes in cognitive achievement distribution for the students of 4th graders in Brazil: the relative distribution analysis for 1997 to 2005" (with Clarissa Rodrigues and Eduardo Rios Neto), Economics of Education Review, v.34. 227-242, 2013.
“Inverse Probability Tilting for Moment Condition Models with Missing Data", (with Daniel Egel and Bryan Graham), Review of Economic Studies, v.79(3), 1053-1079, 2012. (NBER Working Paper 13981)
Other Publications
"Mortalidade adulta por nível de escolaridade em São Paulo: análise comparativa a partir de diferentes estratégias metodológicas" (with Cássio Turra e Mirian Ribeiro), Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População, v.38, 2021.
"Access to treatment for chronic kidney disease by children and adolescents in Brazil" (with Isabel Paz; Tulio Konstantyner; Paulo Cesar Koch Nogueira; Cristine Campos de Xavier Pinto; Maria Fernanda Carvalho de Camargo; Ricardo de Castro Cintra Sesso) , Pediatric Nephrology, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-021-05009-8
"Wealth, Credit Constraints and Small Firms' Investment: Evidence from Brazil" (with Flávia Chein). Brazilian Review of Econometrics, v. 40, p. 59, 2020.
" Sanitation and Health: Empirical evidence for Brazilian Municipalities" (with Enlinson Mattos, Lucas Teixeira e Luís Meloni) . Brazilian Review of Econometrics, v. 39, p. 269, 2020.
"Development of a Risk Score for Earlier Diagnosis of Chronic Kidney Disease in Children" (with Paulo Nogueira, Tulio Konstantyner, Maria Fernanda Carvalho, Isabel Paz, Vera Belangero, Marcelo Tavares, Clotilde Garcia, Oreste Neto, Zuntini Ferra, Marina Lordelo, Samira Oi, Renata Dasmceno e Ricardo Trindade) . PLOS ONE, v. 14, p. e0215100, 2019.
"Credit Constraint and Human Capital Investment: an empirical analysis using a Household Budget Survey” ( with Flávia Chein), Applied Economics, v.50, p. 2369-2385, 2018.
“Ensino Profissionalizante, Desempenho Escolar e Inserção Produtiva: Uma Análise dos Dados do ENEM” (with Flávia Chein and Antonio Araujo), Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico, v.48(1), p. 131-160, 2018.
“Measuring Peer Effects in the Brazilian School System”, 2015 (with Sergio Firpo and Hugo Jales), Applied Economics, v. 47, p. 3414-3438, 2015.
"Restrição de crédito e decisão de investimento: A experiência do setor informal no Brasil" (with Flávia Chein and Arthur Pinto), Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico, v.43, p. 7 – 46, 2013.
“Diferenças intertemporais na média e distribuição do desempenho escolar no Brasil: o papel do nível socioeconômico para o período de 1997 a 2005", (with Clarissa Rodrigues and Eduardo Rios Neto), Revista de Estudos de População, 28(1), 5-36, 2011.
Submitted and Under Review
"The Building Blocks of Skill Development" ( with Vladimir Ponczek).
In Progress
"Homophily in preferences or meetings? Identifying and Estimating an Iterative Network Formation Model" (with Luis Alvarez and Vladimir Ponczek)
"Teachers Beliefs and Human Capital Formation" (with Gabriela Fonseca and Vladimir Ponczek)
“Roads, Urbanization and Development: some empirical evidences from Brazilian experience ”. ( with Flávia Chein).