Research

You can also find my articles on my Google Scholar profile.

Publications

1. 2026

   Old But Gold: Historical Pathways and Path Dependence

   Journal of Urban Economics, 152, 103863

   With Diogo Baerlocher, Diego Firmino, Guilherme Lambais, and Eustaquio Reis.

2. 2023

   Do Bigger Legislatures Lead to Bigger Government? Evidence from a Brazilian Municipal Council Reform

   Economía – Lacea Journal, 22(1), 117–134

   With Rodrigo Schneider.

3. 2022

   Wrong Place, Wrong Time: The Long-Run Effects of In-Utero Exposure to Malaria on Educational Attainment

   Economics and Human Biology, 44, 101092

4. 2015

   Fiscal shocks, the real exchange rate and the trade balance: some evidence for emerging economies

   The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 15(2), 727–768

   With Diogo Baerlocher and Marcelo Eduardo Alves Silva.

Working Papers

1. Strategic Fertility and the Demographic Transition

   With Diogo Baerlocher and Stephen Parente.

2. Early-Life Exposure to Malaria and Adult Mortality: Evidence from the Brazilian Eradication Campaign

   With Diogo Baerlocher.

Selected Work in Progress

1. Behavioral Selection and Targeting in Water Utilities

   With Carolina Tojal and Evan Kresch.

Publications in Portuguese

1. 2016

   Agricultural Production Efficiency in The São Francisco Valley Region, Brazil: score measurement and correlation factor analysis

   Revista de Economia Agrícola, 63(2), 35–52

   With Ecio de Farias Costa, Emanoel de Souza Barros, and Leonardo Ferraz Xavier.

2. 2011

   The Unemployment-Inflation Trade-off: An Analysis of Transversality Conditions Applied to the Taylor Rule

   Revista de Economia Mackenzie, 9(2)

   With T. Farias, F. R. de Moura, J. Júnior, and A. Melo.

3. 2010

   Analysis of Brazilian Exports: A Gravity-Based Estimate for the Grape Industry

   Revista de Economia Agrícola, 57(2), 81–98

   With Ecio de Farias Costa and Leonardo Ferraz Xavier.