Biography

I hold a degree in Economics (2007), a Master's degree (2010), and a Ph.D. in Applied Economics (2014) from the Federal University of Viçosa, with a doctoral research period at the University of California, Riverside (2012). I am currently a professor in the Department of Economics at the Federal University of Viçosa, working primarily on topics such as: Multidimensional Poverty and Inequality, Evaluation of Public Policy Results and Impacts, Family Budgeting, and Food Insecurity.