Since 05/2021: Associate at the GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies
Since 10/2018: Research Fellow / Doctoral Student at GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies and GIGA Doctoral Programme
09/2016 - 04/2021: Ph.D Economics, Freie Universität Berlin
2018: Visiting Research Fellow at United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Geneva (Switzerland)
2018: Visiting Research Fellow at University of São Paulo, Piracicaba (Brazil)
2017: Visiting Research Fellow at University of Pretoria, Pretoria (South Africa)
2016: Internship at Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations, New York (USA)
2015: Internship at German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development
Education: M.A. Public Economic, Freie Universität Berlin; B.A. Economic and Management, Leibniz Universität Hannover; B.A. International Trade, Centro Universitário Eurípedes of Marilia (Brazil)
This paper collected data from teachers employed in Brazilian state-run schools to examine the key mechanisms through which a teacher bonus scheme can have a causal effect on the academic achievements of students.
This paper explores the variation in intergenerational educational mobility across the Brazilian states based on univariate econometric techniques. The analysis of the national household survey (PNAD-2014) confirms a strong variation in mobility.
Sustainability and Development Conference 2019, Ann Harbor
Organisers: Sustainability and Development Initiative, University of Michigan
Dr. Tharcisio Leone (Speaker)
Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Paris
Organisers: The Society for the Study of Economic Inequality
Dr. Tharcisio Leone (Speaker)