Publications

Landing on Water: Air Interdiction, Drug-Trafficking Displacement, and Violence in the Brazilian Amazon

with Leila Pereira and Rodrigo Soares

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (forthcoming)

Most recent version

A tale of gold and blood: The Consequences of Market Deregulation on Local Violence

with Leila Pereira

Journal of Public Economics (2026)

Published Version

To Burn a Slum: Urban Land Conflicts and the Use of Arson against Favelas

solo authored

Journal of Public Economics (2025)

Published Version

Descartando favorecimento político a beneficiários de programas habitacionais: Uma Aplicação de Regressão em Descontinuidade

with Rafael Tavares

Revista Brasileira de Economia (2023)

Published Version

Working Papers

Reorganizing Crime: Logistics and Scale in Drug Trafficking

solo authored

Most recent version

Poverty Alleviation through a Large-Scale Homeownership Lottery

with Rafael Tavares and Rui Yu

Most recent version

Work in Progress

What Happens to a Neighborhood after a Slum is Removed? Evidence from Brazil

solo authored

Work in Progress