Publications:
Rizzotto, J. S., Sims, K.M., and Gibbs, H.K. (2025). Hot tempers: Differential effects of heat and drought on domestic violence. Review of Economics of the Household [link].
Sena, F. S. M. ; França, M. T. A. and Frio, G. S.; Rizzotto, J. S. Educação financeira é disciplina a ser aprendida na escola? Uma análise por meio do PISA 2018. Forthcoming in Análise Economica.
Rizzotto, J. S. and França, M. T. A. Indiscipline: the school climate of Brazilian Schools and the impact on student performance. International Journal of Educational Development, v. 94, p. 102657, 2022 [link].
Rizzotto, J. S. and França, M. T. A. Does Bullying Affect the School Performance of Brazilian Students? An Analysis Using Pisa 2015. Child Indicators Research, p. 1-27, 2020 [link].
Rizzotto, J. S.; França, M. T. A. and Frio, G. S . Os arranjos familiares importam no momento de decidir em qual rede de ensino matricular os filhos?. Revista brasileira de estudos de População (REBEP), v. 35, p. 1-27, 2019 [link].
Selected working papers:
"How to police intimate partner violence against women? New lessons from women’s police stations in Brazil" with Shoshana Grossbard and Marco Túlio A. França.
Abstract: We examine whether geographic access to specialized policing is associated with how violence against women is recorded by Brazil’s health services. Using national administrative notifications (2010–2019) geocoded to health facilities and linked to the locations of Women’s Police Stations (WPS), we analyze 227,172 women aged 18–59 who identified a male perpetrator. Logistic regressions assess correlates of an episode being recorded as intimate partner violence (IPV), and results are presented as descriptive associations. Three patterns stand out: (i) situational markers are strongly related to IPV classification—episodes at the victim’s residence, recurrent cases, and incidents involving an intoxicated perpetrator show higher odds, whereas weekday and daylight reports show lower odds; (ii) a pronounced age profile emerges (higher odds for ages 18–39 relative to 50–59), and cases recorded in state capitals are less likely to be classified as IPV; and (iii) access correlates with classification in heterogeneous ways across regions—the odds vary with distance to the nearest WPS, declining with distance in the South and Midwest but rising with distance in parts of the North and Northeast, so national summaries mask regional differences. Patterns are similar across violence subtypes and when excluding facilities far from a station. We conclude that geographic access and service coordination are relevant to recorded violence patterns, suggesting priorities around WPS coverage, health–police referral pathways, and responses to alcohol misuse.
"In God we trust: holy grounds, hidden wounds" with André L. S. Chagas.
Abstract:This study examines the relationship between the territorial expansion of Pentecostal and Neopentecostal churches and domestic violence (DV) in Brazil. Drawing on theories that view religion as both protective and risky, it assesses how religious presence may shape gender norms, reporting behavior, and access to care. Combining geocoded data on religious institutions with health records from the SINAN and SIH systems, we analyze whether proximity to newly established temples is correlated with changes in domestic violence outcomes. Using two-way fixed effects models at both the health establishment and individual levels, we find that temple openings are consistently associated with increases in violence-related hospitalizations and notifications, including intimate partner violence. At the individual level, we also observe a small but significant rise in fatal outcomes. While these results are not causal, they highlight a robust spatial correlation and raise important questions about the social role of religious institutions.