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Working Papers

2024

1. Revenue Slumps and Fiscal Capacity: Evidence from Brazil
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. When Democracy Refuses to Die: Evaluating a Training Program for New Politicians
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

3. Social Media and the Behavior of Politicians: Evidence from Facebook in Brazil
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2020

4. Political Power, Elite Control, and Long-Run Development: Evidence from Brazil
   Working Papers, CEMFI View citations (4)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (9)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Political Power, Elite Control, and Long-Run Development: Evidence from Brazil, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2024) (2024)

2017

5. Money and Politics: The Effects of Campaign Spending Limits on Political Competition and Incumbency Advantage
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
   Also in Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) View citations (19)

2016

6. Do Government Audits Reduce Corruption: Estimating the Impacts of Exposing Corrupt Politicians
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (13)
   Also in Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) (2016) View citations (19)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article Do Government Audits Reduce Corruption? Estimating the Impacts of Exposing Corrupt Politicians, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (93) (2018)

2015

7. Automobile Pollution Control in Brazil
   Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA View citations (1)
8. Estimating Timber Depreciation in the Brazilian Amazon
   Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Estimating timber depreciation in the Brazilian Amazon, Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press (2000) View citations (14) (2000)
9. Explaining Agriculture Expansion and Deforestation: Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon – 1980/98
   Discussion Papers, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - IPEA View citations (5)
10. Human Capital Persistence and Development
    Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers ClioLab, EH Clio Lab. Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2015) View citations (7)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Human Capital Persistence and Development, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (39) (2017)
11. Procuring Firm Growth: The Effects of Government Purchases on Firm Dynamics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (63)
    Also in Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) (2015) View citations (63)

2014

12. Conhecimento ou Práticas Pedagógicas? Medindo os Efeitos da Qualidade dos Professores no Desempenho dos Alunos
    Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil)

2012

13. Corrupting Learning: Evidence From Missing Federal Education Funds in Brazil
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (72)
    Also in Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) (2009) View citations (1)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (71)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (72)

2009

14. Electoral Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from the Audits of Local Governments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Electoral Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from the Audits of Local Governments, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (397) (2011)
15. Motivating Politicians: The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (142)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (16)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (147)

2008

16. Corrupção, Má Gestão, e Desempenho Educacional: Evidências a Partir da Fiscalização dos Municípios
    Anais do XXXVI Encontro Nacional de Economia [Proceedings of the 36th Brazilian Economics Meeting], ANPEC - Associação Nacional dos Centros de Pós-Graduação em Economia [Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs in Economics] View citations (1)

2007

17. Electoral Accountability and Corruption in Local Governments: Evidence from Audit Reports
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (29)
18. Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil’s Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2006) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil's Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2008) View citations (558) (2008)

2005

19. Reelection Incentives and Political Corruption: Evidence from Brazilian Audit Reports
    2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association) View citations (14)

1999

20. Trade liberalization and industrial pollution in Brazil
    Medio Ambiente y Desarrollo, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (10)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Political Power, Elite Control, and Long-Run Development: Evidence from Brazil
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2024, 22, (6), 2870-2908
   See also Working Paper Political Power, Elite Control, and Long-Run Development: Evidence from Brazil, Working Papers (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2023

2. Dual frame design in agricultural surveys: reviewing roots and methodological perspectives
   Statistical Methods & Applications, 2023, 32, (2), 593-617

2022

3. Money and Politics: The Effects of Campaign Spending Limits on Political Entry and Competition
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2022, 14, (4), 167-99 View citations (5)

2018

4. Do Government Audits Reduce Corruption? Estimating the Impacts of Exposing Corrupt Politicians
   Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 126, (5), 1912 - 1964 View citations (93)
   See also Working Paper Do Government Audits Reduce Corruption: Estimating the Impacts of Exposing Corrupt Politicians, Working Papers (2016) View citations (13) (2016)

2017

5. Human Capital Persistence and Development
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, 9, (4), 105-36 View citations (39)
   See also Working Paper Human Capital Persistence and Development, Textos para discussão (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2012

6. Corrupting learning
   Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (9-10), 712-726 View citations (16)

2011

7. Electoral Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from the Audits of Local Governments
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (4), 1274-1311 View citations (397)
   See also Working Paper Electoral Accountability and Corruption: Evidence from the Audits of Local Governments, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (22) (2009)

2008

8. Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil's Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (2), 703-745 View citations (558)
   See also Working Paper Exposing Corrupt Politicians: The Effects of Brazil’s Publicly Released Audits on Electoral Outcomes, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (28) (2007)

2000

9. Estimating timber depreciation in the Brazilian Amazon
   Environment and Development Economics, 2000, 5, (1), 129-142 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Estimating Timber Depreciation in the Brazilian Amazon, Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

Chapters

2018

1. Fighting Political Corruption: Evidence from Brazil
   Palgrave Macmillan