Research

 

Job Market Paper

“The Impacts of Inclusive Education on Students with Disabilities and Their Peers.”

Does inclusive education affect the academic outcomes of students with special educational needs, and the academic outcomes of their peers? This paper addresses this question in the context of an inclusive education program in a developing country. Using school level panel data from 1999 to 2015, this study employs a fixed effects approach to estimate the impact of Brazil’s Multifunctional Resources Classroom Inclusive Program on the academic outcomes of primary and secondary school students. The estimates indicate that the program raises the enrollment of disabled and non-disabled students in grades 1-5 and 6-9. Moreover, the results show that the program: reduces the dropout rates of disabled students in grades 6-9 and 10-12; reduces the repetition rates of disabled students in grades 6-9; and raises the promotion rates of disabled students in grades 6-9 and 10-12. Therefore, the results suggest that inclusive education may generate positive impacts for disabled students with no negative externalities for regular students.

 

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals

“The Impact of Extended School Days on Academic Outcomes: Evidence from Brazil.” (with Vinicius Vidigal), Education Economics, 30(4):426-450, 2022.

“Racial and Low-Income Quotas in Brazilian Universities: Impact on Academic Performance,” Journal of Economic Studies, 45:1-23, 2018.

Working Papers

“Inclusive Education and Academic Performance: Peer Effects and the Impact on Students with Disabilities.” (with Joilson Dias and Vinicius Vidigal), Revisions submitted, Oxford Development Studies.

“Conditional Cash Transfers and Educational Outcomes: The Impact of Brazil’s Bolsa Familia on Upper Secondary School Students.” (with Vinicius Vidigal), Revisions requested, Journal of Development Effectiveness.

“Need-based Grants in the Development World: The Impact of the Universidade para Todos (ProUni) Program on Educational Outcomes of Brazilian College Students.” (with Vinicius Vidigal)

“Affirmative Action in Brazilian Universities: The Impact of Racial and Low-Income Quotas on Academic Performance Based on a Panel Data Approach.” (with Vinicius Vidigal)

“Extended School Days and Academic Performance: Evidence from Brazilian Schools.” (with Joilson Dias and Vinicius Vidigal)

Book

“Index of Economic Well-Being: a Proposal for the Brazilian States.” Série BNB Teses e Dissertações, Fortaleza, 2013. (in Portuguese)

Book Review

Review of “The Prism of Race: The Politics and Ideology of Affirmative Action in Brazil,” by David Lehmann (University of Cambridge), in Times Higher Education, November 22, 2018.