Main Publications:

• "A Faster Commute, a Better Opportunity? The Impact of Bus Rapid Transit in Brasília" (with J.P. Dias and E. Almeida). 

Economics of Transportation, Forthcoming. 

• "Flash Floods, Business Adjustment, and Ripple Effects on Displaced Workers", (with P. Ehrl and P. Alves). 

        Journal of Regional Science, Forthcoming. [Link]

• "The Vertical Fiscal Externalities of a Territorial Reform: Evidence from Brazil", (with A. M. Santos).  

Economics Letters, 253, 2025. [Link]

• "The Effectiveness of Disaster Risk Management Policies in Brazilian Municipalities", (with  P. Alves and L.Emanuel). 

 Papers in Regional Science, 104(3), 2025. [Link]

• "FAR Regulations and the Spatial Size of Brazilian Cities",  (with L. Monasterio).

 Regional Studies, 59(1), 2025. [Link]

• "Natural Disasters and Establishment Performance: Evidence from the 2011 Rio de Janeiro Landslides", (with P. Alves and L. Emanuel).

Regional Science and Urban Economics, 95(1), 2022. [Link]

• "Corruption and Economic Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean", (with L. Paulo and R. Tigre). 

Review of Development Economics, 26(2), 2022. [Link]

• "Using the Moran's I to detect Bid Rigging in Brazilian Procurement Auctions", (with G. Resende). 

The Annals of Regional Science, 66(1), 2021. [Link]. 

• "The Economic Impact of State Splitting in Brazil".

The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy,  21(1), 2021. [Link]

• "Patterns of Urban Land Use in a Developing Country: the Role of Transport Infrastructure and Natural Amenities in Brazil", (with R. Silveira-Neto). 

Spatial Economic Analysis, 15(4), 2020. [Link]

• "Zoning Ordinances and the Housing Market in Developing Countries: Evidence from Brazilian Municipalities", (with R. Silveira-Neto). 

Journal of Housing Economics, 46, 2019.  [Link]. 

• "Natural  Disasters, Economic Growth, and Spatial Spillovers: Evidence from a Flash Flood in Brazil", (with A. Barbosa).

Papers in Regional Science, 98(2), 2019. [Link]

• "Evaluating the Competition Effects of Uber's Entry into the Brazilian Incumbent Cab-hailing App Segment", (with G. Resende). 

Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 14(4), 2018. [Link]. 

• "Secession of Municipalities and Economies of Scale: Evidence from Brazil", (with R. Silveira-Neto). 

Journal of Regional Science, 58(1), 2018. [Link]. 

• "Physical and Human Capital and Brazilian Regional Growth: A Spatial Econometric Approach for the Period 1970-2010", (with R. Silveira-Neto). 

Regional Studies, 50(10), 2016. [Link]

Policy and Urban Planning Journals:

• "The Evolution of Brasília Spatial Structure from 1975 to 2015" (with L. Paulo). 

Journal of Urban Management, 15(2), 2026. [Link]

• "Is Netflix a Threat to the Cable TV Industry? Evidence from Brazil", (with J.M. Silva). 

Telecommunications Policy, 46(3), 2022. [Link]

Brazilian Journals:

• "Avaliação dos Efeitos Fiscais da RIDE-DF nos Municípios do Entorno de Brasília ", (with P.  Pinheiro).  

Revista Brasileira de Estudos Regionais e Urbanos,  17(3), 2023. [Link] 

• "Peer effects and scholastic achievement: spatial models estimates using the student friendship network at the classroom level", (with I. Raposo, T. Menezes, and R. Nóbrega). 

Economia Aplicada,  23(1), 2019. [Link]

• "Distribuição do PIB per Capita nas Microrregiões Brasileiras: Uma Análise Exploratória Espacial", (with J. P. Lima). 

Planejamento e Políticas Públicas,  47, 2016. [Link]

• "Uma Análise Espacial das Eleições Presidenciais Brasileiras de 2010", (with T. Menezes).

 Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico, 45, 2015. [Link]