Research
Published, forthcoming and accepted papers:
"Exploring the Effects of a Social-Emotional Learning Intervention in Brazilian Primary Schools: Findings from Year Two of Implementation."
(with Dana McCoy, D. C., Emily Hanno, Fei Tan, Gabriela Fonseca, Cristine Pinto) - Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness 1-27, 2024 [pdf]
“Enforcement of Labor Regulation and the Labor Market Effects of Trade: Evidence from Brazil (with Gabriel Ulyssea) - Economic Journal vol 132, 2022 [pdf]
“Evaluating the effectiveness of a social-emotional learning program in violence-affected communities in Brazil: a longitudinal approach” (with Dana Mccoy, Gabriela Fonseca, Emily Hanno, Natália Marchi, Cristine Pinto) - Child Development vol 92(5), 2021 [pdf]
“Teacher Turnover and Financial Incentives in Underprivileged Schools: Evidence from a Compensation Policy in a Developing Country” (with Rafael Camelo) - Economics of Education Review, vol. 80, 2021 [pdf]
“Information, Market Incentives, and Student Performance: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design in Brazil.” Journal of Human Resources vol 53(2) p. 414-444, 2018 (with Rafael Camelo, Sergio Firpo and Braz Camargo) [pdf]
“Child Labor and Learning.” Economic Development and Cultural Change vol. 65(2) p. 265-296, 2017 (with Patrick Emerson and André Portela) [pdf]
"The Relationship between Budget Amendments and Local Electoral Power.", Journal of Development Economics v.116 p.186-198, 2015 (with Sergio Firpo and Viviane Sanfelice) [pdf]
"The Impact of Teaching Methods on the Quality of Education." Economics of Education Review, Vol 31 p.850-860, 2012 (with André Portela, Paula Louzano and Carolina Leme) [pdf]
"New Evidence of the Causal Effect of Family Size on Child Quality in a Developing Country." Journal of Human Resources, Vol 47 p. 64-106, 2012 (with André Portela) [pdf]
"The Effects of Adult Literacy on Earnings and Employment." Economics of Education Review, Vol. 30, No 4, p. 755-764, 2011 (with Maúna Baldini) [pdf]
"Income bargaining effects on education health in Brazil." Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 94, No 2, p. 242-253, 2011 [pdf]
"Segmentation in the Brazilian Labor Market." Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 59, No. 2, p. 437-463, 2011 (with Fernando Botelho) [pdf]
Working papers:
“The Building Blocks of Skill Development” (with Cristine Pinto) - Reject and Resubmit
"Non-compete Agreements, Wages, and Efficiency: Theory and Evidence from Brazilian Football" (with Bernardo Guimarães and João Paulo Pessoa) - Reject and Resubmit [pdf]
“The role of teachers’ expectation on the human capital formation technology” (with Cristine Pinto and Gabriela Fonseca)
“Homophily in preferences or meetings? Identification and estimation of a dynamic network formation game” (with Cristine Pinto and Luis Alvares)
Other published and forthcoming papers
"Effects of an Online Play-Based Parenting Program on Child Development and the Quality of Caregiver-Child Interaction: A Randomized Controlled Trial" (with
Katherine Solís-Cordero, Patricia Marinho, Patricia Camargo, Silvia Takey, Rogério Lerner, Vladimir Pinheiro Ponczek, Alberto Filgueiras, Jesus Landeira-Fernandez, Elizabeth Fujimori) - Child Youth Care Forum, vol 52(4), 2023 [pdf]
"Uma análise dos fatores associados à frequência ao ensino médio na educação de jovens e adultos (EJA) no Brasil”. Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico, v. 44, p. 7-35, 2014. (with André Portela and Priscilla Tavares) [pdf]
“Efeitos da Divisão Municipal na oferta de Bens Públicos e Indicadores Sociais”. Revista Brasileira de Economia Vol.67, no 3, 2013 (with Enlinson Mattos) [pdf]
“Gender Bias at the Brazilian Superior Court” Brazilian Review of Econometrics, v. 32, p. 73-96, 2012 (with Stefania Grezzana) [pdf]
"Fatores Associados ao Fluxo Escolar no Ingresso e ao Longo do Ensino Médio no Brasil." Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico, Vol 42, p. 183-217, 2012 (with André Portela, Priscilla Tavares e Bruno Oliva)[pdf]
"Estigma, oferta de trabalho e formação de capital humano: Evidências para beneficiários de programas de transferência no Brasil." Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico, Vol. 39, p. 309-340, 2009. (with Enlinson Mattos)[pdf]
“Evaluating the wage differential between public and private sector in Brazil." Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol.32, n.o1(126), 2012 (with Fernando Botelho and Daulins Emilio)[pdf]
"Informality in an Economy with Active Labor Courts." Applied Economics vol. 48 p.2868-2882, 2016 (with Luis Araujo and André Portela) [pdf]
“Municipalities Secession and uncertainty on public goods provision.” Economics Bulletin, v. 35, p. 198-203, 2015. (with Paulo Arvate and Enlinson Mattos) [pdf]
"Information Matrix Test: An Application Using the Original Pareto Income Distribution Data." Journal of Income Distribution, Vol. 19, p. 20-32, 2010. (with Enlinson Mattos)[pdf]
"What are the Links between Aid Volatility and Growth?" The Journal of Developing Areas, Vol. 44, p. 41-68, 2010. (with Anil Markandia and Soohwan Yi) [pdf]
"Institutions and economic volatility: democracy versus risk of expropriation." Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 36, p. 184-194, 2009. (with Enlinson Mattos)[pdf]