Hello, I am Andre Mancha and welcome to my page.

I am an applied economist interested in Development Economics, focusing on Crime, and Public Policy.

I am a Senior Associate in J-PAL's Jobs and Opportunities Initiative Brazil (JOI Brazil).

I obtained my Ph.D. in Economics from Insper Institute, in São Paulo, Brazil. I also have M.S. in Economics at EESP-FGV and B.A. in Economics at University of São Paulo (USP).