I study comparative politics and political economy, focusing on institutions and elites’ behavior. My research agenda seeks to explain causes and consequences of accountability institutions, such as: How do democratization processes shape electoral governance and (anti-)corruption dynamics? And what are the effects of these institutional settings on contemporary representation, governance, and political competition? Methodologically, I combine causal inference techniques, (quasi)experimental methods, and machine learning. Before joining Harvard, I worked on projects related to elections, corruption, the justice system, and the provision of public goods in research assistant positions at the University of São Paulo, Princeton, Georgetown, and Stanford. I hold a Bachelor of Laws (summa cum laude) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and a Master’s in Political Science from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Contact
1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Subfields
Comparative Politics | Methods and Formal Theory
Academic Interests
Bureaucracy | Data Science and Political Methodology | Democracy | Human Rights | Institutions | Judiciary and Public Law | Legislatures | Parties, Campaigns and Elections | Political Economy and Development | Public Policy | Race and Ethnicity
Research Methods
Experiments | Formal Theory | Historical Methods | Qualitative Methods | Quantitative Methods
Geographic Regions of Study
Asia | Europe | Latin America | Russia and the former Soviet Union