Publications
Publications
PUBLICATIONS:
From Fields to Futures: The Lasting Effects of Crop Diseases on Education and Earnings. The World Bank Economic Review (2025). with Yuri Barreto. Media Coverage: BBC Brasil, [AI-generated podcast]
Who benefits from job training programs? Evidence from a high-dosage program in Brazil. Journal of Development Economics. (2025). with Daniel da Mata and Diana Silva. [WIDER WP] [Newest draft]
Bridging the gap: Mismatch Effects and Catch-Up Dynamics in a Brazilian College Affirmative Action. Economics of Education Review. (2024). with Alei Santos and Edson Severnini. [NBER WP version] [Vox Dev Blog][AI-generated podcast]
Do disadvantaged students benefit from attending classes with more skilled colleagues? Evidence from a top university in Brazil. Labour Economics. (2023). with Alei Santos and Henrique Motté [WP version]
Brazilian Southeast-North Labor Income Gap Reexamined: Evidence Across Purchasing Power Adjusted Wage Distributions. Regional Studies. (2021). with Raul Silveira Neto (UFPE) [WP]
Commute duration and health: Empirical evidence from Brazil. Transportation Research Part A - Policy and Practice. (2015). with Klebson Moura, Jorge Norões, Breno Sampaio and Robson Tigre. (Before PhD)
BOOKS:
BOOK CHAPTERS:
Natural resources and economic growth: an analysis of the municipalities located at the state of Bahia, Brazil. Book Link.
The mitigating role of tax and benefit rescue packages for poverty and inequality in Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Poor Protection.
(with Jesse Lastunen (UNU-WIDER), Pia Rattenhuber (UNU-WIDER) and others. )The role of social protection and tax policies in cushioning crisis impacts on income and poverty in low- and middle-income countries: a rapid scoping review Poor Protection.
(with Pia Ratenhuber, Jesse Lastunen, Melissa Samarin, and Adnan Shahir)