Professional Summary

Senior economist, former director of the Department of Health Economics and Investment at the Ministry of Health/Brazil (Jun/25 - Jan/26), professor and senior researcher at GHE2 (Global Health Econometrics and Economics Group). Visiting scholar at Universidatd Pompeu Fabra (UPF/Barcelona, Mar/2012Feb/2013) and Universidad Carlos III (UC3M/Madrid, Dec/2009–Feb/2010). International experiences include projects in the United States (Yale Economic Growth Center) and Spain (Universitat de Girona/ UdG). I was a member of international project funding by NIHR on Health Financing for UHC with the University of York and partners from India, Indonesia, South Africa (HFACT project).

Expertise in policy evaluation, health economics, poverty, cash-transfer programs, gender and labour economics.