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Workplace:	Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, (more information at EDIRC) Escola de Economia de São Paulo (EESP) (Sao Paulo School of Economics), Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) (Getulio Vargas Foundation), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. How Air Pollution Makes Firms Less Innovative: Human Capital and Adaptive Strategies
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

2023

2. Air Pollution and Firm-Level Human Capital, Knowledge and Innovation
   Janeway Institute Working Papers, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2023)
   Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2023)
3. Air Pollution and Firm-Level Human Capital, Knowledge and Innovation 
   CAMA Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University
4. Financing Costs and Development
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank

2022

5. A City of God: Afterlife Beliefs and Job Support in Brazil
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (6)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2022)
6. Climate Change Mitigation Policies: Aggregate and Distributional Effects
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2021) View citations (6)
   Working Papers, Energy Policy Research Group, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (2021) View citations (4)
   Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2020)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020)
   Working Papers, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department (2020)
7. Occupational Choice and Misallocation in Production Network Economies
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2021

8. Dispersion in Financing Costs and Development
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   Also in 2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2019)
   2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2018)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (7)
9. More than Words: Leaders' Speech and Risky Behavior During a Pandemic
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
   Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2020) View citations (66)
   Working Papers, Red Nacional de Investigadores en Economía (RedNIE) (2021) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article More than Words: Leaders' Speech and Risky Behavior during a Pandemic, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
10. Tighter Credit and Consumer Bankruptcy Insurance
    VfS Annual Conference 2021 (Virtual Conference): Climate Economics, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020)
    Working Papers, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department (2019) View citations (1)

2020

11. (Mis)Allocation Effects of an Overpaid Public Sector
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (7)
    Also in 2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2015) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article (MIS)Allocation Effects of an Overpaid Public Sector, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
12. Family Planning and Development: Aggregate Effects of Contraceptive Use
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    Also in 2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2018) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Family Planning and Development: Aggregate Effects of Contraceptive Use, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2021) View citations (12) (2021)
13. More than Words: Leaders’ Speech and Risky Behavior During a Pandemic
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (82)
14. Slums and Pandemics
    Working Papers, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department View citations (7)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (7)
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2020) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Slums and pandemics, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (5) (2022)

2019

15. Gray Zones: Slums and Urban Structure in Developing Countries
    2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2016

16. Winning the Oil Lottery: The Impact of Natural Resource Extraction on Growth
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (12)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2014) View citations (6)
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association (2014) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Winning the oil lottery: the impact of natural resource extraction on growth, Journal of Economic Growth, Springer (2019) View citations (27) (2019)

2015

17. Growth and Human Capital: A Network Approach
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Growth and Human Capital: A Network Approach, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2017) View citations (11) (2017)

2012

18. The Effects of Credit Subsidies on Development
    Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The effects of credit subsidies on development, Economic Theory, Springer (2015) View citations (16) (2015)

2011

19. Commodity Price Volatility and The Sources of Growth
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum View citations (39)
    Also in Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge (2011) View citations (66)
    See also Journal Article Commodity Price Volatility and the Sources of Growth, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2015) View citations (95) (2015)

2010

20. Intermediation Costs and Welfare
    Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research Discussion Paper Series, Economics, The University of Manchester
21. Oil abundance and growth
    Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica

2009

22. Growth, Development and Natural Resources: New Evidence Using a Heterogeneous Panel Analysis
    Cambridge Working Papers in Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Growth, development and natural resources: New evidence using a heterogeneous panel analysis, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier (2011) View citations (140) (2011)

2008

23. Business Cycle Accounting for Argentina Utilizing Capital Utilization
    BCRA Working Paper Series, Central Bank of Argentina, Economic Research Department
    See also Journal Article Business Cycle Accounting for Argentina Utilizing Capital Utilization, Ensayos Económicos, Central Bank of Argentina, Economic Research Department (2008) (2008)
24. The Output Cost of Gender Discrimination: A Model-Based Macroeconomic Estimate
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (7)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (19)
    Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Zurich 2008, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics (2008) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Output Cost of Gender Discrimination: A Model‐based Macroeconomics Estimate, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2016) View citations (42) (2016)

2007

25. ABERTURA COMERCIAL, CRESCIMENTO ECONÔMICO E TAMANHO DOS ESTADOS: EVIDÊNCIAS PARA O BRASIL
    Anais do XXXV Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 35th Brazilian Economics Meeting], ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics]
26. On the Welfare and Distributional Implications of Intermediation Costs
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
    Also in Anais do XXXIII Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 33rd Brazilian Economics Meeting], ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics] (2005) View citations (1)

2006

27. ACCOUNTING FOR LABOR INCOME DIFFERENCES IN BRAZIL: THE ROLE OF HUMAN CAPITAL
    Anais do XXXIV Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 34th Brazilian Economics Meeting], ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics] View citations (3)
28. Assessing the 'Engines of Liberation': Home Appliances and Female Labour Force Participation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    Also in Anais do XXXII Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 32nd Brazilian Economics Meeting], ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics] (2004)
    See also Journal Article Assessing the "Engines of Liberation": Home Appliances and Female Labor Force Participation, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2008) View citations (92) (2008)
29. CHEAP HOME GOODS AND PERSISTENT INEQUALITY
    Anais do XXXIV Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 34th Brazilian Economics Meeting], ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics] View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Cheap home goods and persistent inequality, Economic Theory, Springer (2010) View citations (5) (2010)
30. Computing General Equilibrium Models with Occupational Choice and Financial Frictions
    Macroeconomics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department (2006) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Computing general equilibrium models with occupational choice and financial frictions, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (10) (2008)
31. The Effect of Financial Repression & Enforcement on Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
    Development Economics Working Papers, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research View citations (4)
32. Women Prefer Larger Governments: Growth, Structural Transformation and Government Size
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article WOMEN PREFER LARGER GOVERNMENTS: GROWTH, STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION, AND GOVERNMENT SIZE, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2011) View citations (45) (2011)

2005

33. Intermediation Costs, Investor Protection, and Economic Development
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department (2005) View citations (3)

2004

34. Accounting for the Hidden Economy: Barriers to Legality and Legal Failures
    Working Papers, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department View citations (3)
35. Women Prefer Larger Governments: Female Labor Supply and Public Spending
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (6)
    Also in Nova SBE Working Paper Series, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Nova School of Business and Economics (2003) View citations (3)
    Econometric Society 2004 Latin American Meetings, Econometric Society (2004) View citations (5)

2003

36. Corruption, Credit Market Imperfections, and Economic Development
    Working Papers, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Corruption, credit market imperfections, and economic development, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier (2003) View citations (7) (2003)

2002

37. Institutions and Economic Development: How Strong is the Relation?
    Working Papers, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department
    See also Journal Article Institutions and economic development: How strong is the relation?, Empirical Economics, Springer (2005) View citations (12) (2005)

2000

38. Is There Racial Wage Discrimination in Brazil? A new sample with proxies for family background and ability
    Working Papers, Datamétrica Consultoria Econômica View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Entrepreneurship and misallocation in production network economies
   Economic Theory, 2024, 78, (1), 29-68

2023

2. A note on contraception, social norms, and growth
   Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2023, 27, (3), 869-878
3. More than Words: Leaders' Speech and Risky Behavior during a Pandemic
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2023, 15, (3), 351-71 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper More than Words: Leaders' Speech and Risky Behavior During a Pandemic, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2022

4. Slums and pandemics
   Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 157, (C) View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Slums and Pandemics, Working Papers (2020) View citations (7) (2020)

2021

5. (MIS)Allocation Effects of an Overpaid Public Sector
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2021, 19, (2), 953-999 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (Mis)Allocation Effects of an Overpaid Public Sector, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
6. Family Planning and Development: Aggregate Effects of Contraceptive Use
   The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (634), 624-657 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Family Planning and Development: Aggregate Effects of Contraceptive Use, CEPR Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2019

7. On the Determinants of Slum Formation
   The Economic Journal, 2019, 129, (621), 1971-1991 View citations (27)
8. Winning the oil lottery: the impact of natural resource extraction on growth
   Journal of Economic Growth, 2019, 24, (1), 79-115 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper Winning the Oil Lottery: The Impact of Natural Resource Extraction on Growth, IMF Working Papers (2016) View citations (12) (2016)

2017

9. Access to long-term credit and productivity of small and medium firms: A causal evidence
   Economics Letters, 2017, 150, (C), 21-25 View citations (17)
10. Growth and Human Capital: A Network Approach
    Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (603), 1279-1317 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Growth and Human Capital: A Network Approach, CEPR Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
11. Network cohesion
    Economic Theory, 2017, 64, (1), 1-21

2016

12. The Output Cost of Gender Discrimination: A Model‐based Macroeconomics Estimate
    Economic Journal, 2016, 126, (590), 109-134 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper The Output Cost of Gender Discrimination: A Model-Based Macroeconomic Estimate, 2008 Meeting Papers (2008) View citations (7) (2008)

2015

13. Commodity Price Volatility and the Sources of Growth
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2015, 30, (6), 857-873 View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper Commodity Price Volatility and The Sources of Growth, Working Papers (2011) View citations (39) (2011)
14. Preface to “Reflections on Macroeconometric Modeling” by Ray C. Fair
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2015, 15, (1), 443-444
15. The effects of credit subsidies on development
    Economic Theory, 2015, 58, (1), 1-30 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Credit Subsidies on Development, Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research Discussion Paper Series (2012) View citations (8) (2012)

2014

16. Cash Transfers to the Poor and the Labor Market: An Equilibrium Analysis
    Review of Development Economics, 2014, 18, (4), 741-762 View citations (1)

2013

17. COSTLY INTERMEDIATION AND CONSUMPTION SMOOTHING
    Economic Inquiry, 2013, 51, (1), 459-472 View citations (11)
18. Macroeconomic effects of oil price shocks in Brazil and in the United States
    Applied Energy, 2013, 104, (C), 475-486 View citations (52)
19. THE WELFARE GAINS OF FINANCIAL LIBERALIZATION: CAPITAL ACCUMULATION AND HETEROGENEITY
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2013, 11, (6), 1348-1381 View citations (12)

2012

20. Impactos de longo prazo de reformas fiscais sobre a economia brasileira
    Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, 2012, 66, (2) View citations (1)

2011

21. Does oil abundance harm growth?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2011, 18, (12), 1181-1184 View citations (58)
22. Growth, development and natural resources: New evidence using a heterogeneous panel analysis
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2011, 51, (4), 305-318 View citations (140)
    See also Working Paper Growth, Development and Natural Resources: New Evidence Using a Heterogeneous Panel Analysis, Cambridge Working Papers in Economics (2009) View citations (22) (2009)
23. WOMEN PREFER LARGER GOVERNMENTS: GROWTH, STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION, AND GOVERNMENT SIZE
    Economic Inquiry, 2011, 49, (1), 155-171 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper Women Prefer Larger Governments: Growth, Structural Transformation and Government Size, CEPR Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (12) (2006)

2010

24. Barriers to skill acquisition in Brazil: Public and private school students performance in a public university entrance exam
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2010, 50, (4), 395-407 View citations (10)
25. Cash Transfers and the Labor Market
    Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, 2010, 64, (2) View citations (2)
26. Cheap home goods and persistent inequality
    Economic Theory, 2010, 45, (3), 417-451 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper CHEAP HOME GOODS AND PERSISTENT INEQUALITY, Anais do XXXIV Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 34th Brazilian Economics Meeting] (2006) View citations (2) (2006)

2009

27. Is Brazil the Land of Happiness? A Comparative Study Using a Sample with Economics Students from UFPE and Purdue
    Brazilian Review of Econometrics, 2009, 29, (1) View citations (2)

2008

28. Assessing the "Engines of Liberation": Home Appliances and Female Labor Force Participation
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (1), 81-88 View citations (92)
    See also Working Paper Assessing the 'Engines of Liberation': Home Appliances and Female Labour Force Participation, CEPR Discussion Papers (2006) (2006)
29. Business Cycle Accounting for Argentina Utilizing Capital Utilization
    Ensayos Económicos, 2008, 1, (50), 97-125
    See also Working Paper Business Cycle Accounting for Argentina Utilizing Capital Utilization, BCRA Working Paper Series (2008) (2008)
30. Computing general equilibrium models with occupational choice and financial frictions
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2008, 44, (7-8), 553-568 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Computing General Equilibrium Models with Occupational Choice and Financial Frictions, Macroeconomics Working Papers (2006) View citations (5) (2006)
31. Institutions and economic development in Brazil
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2008, 48, (2), 412-432 View citations (15)
32. The effect of financial repression and enforcement on entrepreneurship and economic development
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2008, 55, (2), 278-297 View citations (73)
33. Tributos sobre a Folha ou sobre o Faturamento? Efeitos Quantitativos Para o Brasil
    Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, 2008, 62, (3) View citations (2)

2007

34. Business cycle and level accounting: the case of Portugal
    Portuguese Economic Journal, 2007, 6, (1), 47-64 View citations (29)
35. Religion in macroeconomics: a quantitative analysis of Weber’s thesis
    Economic Theory, 2007, 32, (1), 105-123 View citations (54)
36. Start up costs, limited enforcement, and the hidden economy
    European Economic Review, 2007, 51, (1), 203-224 View citations (152)

2006

37. Legalisation Costs, Contract Enforcement and the Informal Sector
    Economic Bulletin and Financial Stability Report Articles and Banco de Portugal Economic Studies, 2006

2005

38. Institutions and economic development: How strong is the relation?
    Empirical Economics, 2005, 30, (2), 263-276 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Institutions and Economic Development: How Strong is the Relation?, Working Papers (2002) (2002)

2004

39. Layoff costs, tenure, and the labor market
    Economics Letters, 2004, 84, (3), 383-390 View citations (6)

2003

40. Child Labor and School Policies
    Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, 2003, 57, (4)
41. Corruption, credit market imperfections, and economic development
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2003, 43, (4), 627-642 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Corruption, Credit Market Imperfections, and Economic Development, Working Papers (2003) View citations (6) (2003)
42. OPTIMAL INFLATION TAX AND STRUCTURAL REFORM
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2003, 7, (3), 333-362 View citations (35)

2002

43. Economic integration without policy coordination: the case of Mercosur
    Emerging Markets Review, 2002, 3, (3), 269-291 View citations (9)

2001

44. Health in the development process: The case of Brazil
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2001, 41, (3), 405-425 View citations (1)
45. Introduction
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2001, 41, (5), 579-583

Chapters

2010

1. Is there any Difference in Well-being between American and Brazilian College Students?
   Palgrave Macmillan

Editor

1. The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics
   De Gruyter