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Working Papers

2018

1. A Matter of Time: An Impact Evaluation of the Brazilian National Land Credit Program
   Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article A matter of time: An impact evaluation of the Brazilian National Land Credit Program, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (7) (2019)
2. No Impact of Rural Development Policies? No Synergies with Conditional Cash Transfers? An Investigation of the IFAD-Supported Gavião Project in Brazil
   Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   Also in Textos para discussão, FGV EESP - Escola de Economia de São Paulo, Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil) (2018) View citations (2)
3. Rural Development Policies and Conditional Cash Transfers in Brazil: An Impact Evaluation of the IFAD-Supported Gavi o Project and Potential Synergies with Bolsa Fam lia
   2018 Conference, July 28-August 2, 2018, Vancouver, British Columbia, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (1)
4. The Inverse Relationship between Farm Size and Productivity: Refocusing the Debate
   Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics View citations (5)

2016

5. Optimal groundwater management in Pakistan’s Indus Water Basin
   PSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (2)

2015

6. Brazil's Agricultural Total Factor Productivity Growth by Farm Size
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (4)
   Also in 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy, International Association of Agricultural Economists (2015) View citations (6)
   2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting, July 26-28, San Francisco, California, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (2015) View citations (14)
7. Brazilian Agriculture in the 1990s: Impact of the Policy Reforms
   Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA View citations (3)
8. Spatial Stochastic Frontier Models: Accounting for Unobserved Local Determinants of Inefficiency
   Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA
   Also in Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA (2006) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Spatial stochastic frontier models: accounting for unobserved local determinants of inefficiency, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer (2009) View citations (27) (2009)

2014

9. Allocative inefficiency and farm-level constraints in irrigated agriculture in Pakistan
   PSSP working papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (1)

2009

10. How Important is Economic Geography for Rural Non-Agricultural Employment? Lessons from Brazil
    2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China, International Association of Agricultural Economists

2008

11. Locational Determinants of Rural Non-Agricultural Employment: Evidence from Brazil
    Working Papers, Lund University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (3)
12. SOBRE A QUEDA DA POBREZA E DA DESIGUALDADE NO AGRÍCOLA/RURAL BRASILEIRO: UMA ANÁLISE EXPLORATÓRIA ENTRE 1992 E 2006
    46th Congress, July 20-23, 2008, Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, Sociedade Brasileira de Economia, Administracao e Sociologia Rural (SOBER)

2007

13. Economic Development and the Determinants of Spatial Integration in Agricultural Markets
    Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics View citations (1)
14. Explicando as diferenças na produtividade agrícola no Brasil
    Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA View citations (8)

2003

15. FARM SIZE AND THE DETERMINANTS OF PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY IN THE BRAZILIAN CENTER-WEST
    2003 Annual Meeting, August 16-22, 2003, Durban, South Africa, International Association of Agricultural Economists View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Farm size and the determinants of productive efficiency in the Brazilian Center-West, Agricultural Economics, Blackwell (2004) View citations (144) (2004)

Journal Articles

2019

1. A matter of time: An impact evaluation of the Brazilian National Land Credit Program
   Journal of Development Economics, 2019, 141, (C) View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper A Matter of Time: An Impact Evaluation of the Brazilian National Land Credit Program, Working Papers (2018) (2018)
2. Agricultural productivity growth in Brazil: Large and small farms excel
   Food Policy, 2019, 84, (C), 176-185 View citations (29)

2017

3. Special Issue on The Brazilian Agri-food Sector
   EuroChoices, 2017, 16, (1), 17-22

2011

4. Explicando as Diferenças de Pobreza entre Produtores Agrícolas no Brasil: simulações contrafactuais com o censo agropecuário 1995-96
   Brazilian Journal of Rural Economy and Sociology (Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural-RESR), 2011, 49, (2), 28 View citations (2)
5. Spatial analysis of agricultural supply response in the Brazilian Center-West
   Economi­a Agraria (Revista Economia Agraria), 2011, 15, 13

2010

6. How Important are Locational Characteristics for Rural Non-agricultural Employment? Lessons from Brazil
   World Development, 2010, 38, (5), 727-741 View citations (24)

2009

7. Spatial stochastic frontier models: accounting for unobserved local determinants of inefficiency
   Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2009, 31, (2), 101-112 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper Spatial Stochastic Frontier Models: Accounting for Unobserved Local Determinants of Inefficiency, Discussion Papers (2015) (2015)

2004

8. Farm size and the determinants of productive efficiency in the Brazilian Center-West
   Agricultural Economics, 2004, 31, (2-3), 241-249 View citations (144)
   See also Working Paper FARM SIZE AND THE DETERMINANTS OF PRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY IN THE BRAZILIAN CENTER-WEST, 2003 Annual Meeting, August 16-22, 2003, Durban, South Africa (2003) View citations (16) (2003)
9. The Impact of Sector‐Specific and Economy‐Wide Policy Reforms on the Agricultural Sector in Brazil: 1980–98
   Contemporary Economic Policy, 2004, 22, (2), 194-212 View citations (11)

2001

10. The Distribution of Subsidized Agricultural Credit in Brazil: Do Interest Groups Matter?
    Development and Change, 2001, 32, (3), 465-490 View citations (4)
11. The Extent, Pattern, and Degree of Market Integration: A Multivariate Approach for the Brazilian Rice Market
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2001, 83, (3), 576-592 View citations (62)

2000

12. INTEREST GROUPS AND ECONOMIC POLICY: EXPLAINING THE PATTERN OF PROTECTION IN THE BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2000, 18, (4), 462-476 View citations (4)

Chapters

2011

1. Latin American economic development
   Palgrave Macmillan

2006

2. The Impact of Policy Reforms on Rural Poverty in Brazil: Evidence from Three States in the 1990s
   Chapter 5 in Human Development in the Era of Globalization, 2006 View citations (1)