I am a tax auditor and researcher at the Federal Revenue of Brazil (RFB). I am also a research fellow at CLEAN Unit (Bocconi University) and at the Institute for Mobility and Social Development (IMDS) and contribute to policy initiatives for organizations such as the World Bank and the Ministry of Justice of Brazil. 

I hold a PhD in Economics from PIMES/UFPE, with a research period at Bocconi University. Prior to that, I earned degrees in Economics and Law, as well as an MPA from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University as a Fulbright Fellow.  I received an Honorable Mention in the CAPES Thesis Award for the best doctoral thesis in Economic Sciences in Brazil.

I am an applied economist with interests in different topics such as taxation, political and develpment economics.  My work has appeared in Valor Econômico, Folha de São Paulo, O Globo and VoxDev.

Here is my Curriculum Vitae  

Contact info: alexandre.fonseca@rfb.gov.br | alexandredeafonseca@gmail.com

Upcoming conferences: 

Sept 25th 2025 - 7th World Bank/ODI Global/IFS Public Finance, London - UK

Nov 20th 2025 - LACEA Annual Meeting, Recife - Brazil