Peer-Reviewed Publications:

“Occupational Choices: Economic Determinants of Land Invasions” (with F. Daniel Hidalgo, Suresh Naidu and Neal Richardson).  Review of Economics and Statistics, Forthcoming. 

“Economic Reforms and Democracy: Evidence of a J-Curve in Latin America" (with
Jordan Gans-Morse).  Comparative Political Studies 41 (October 2008): 1398–1426.

“Vote Buying or Turnout Buying? Machine Politics and the Secret Ballot.” 
American Political Science Review 102 (February 2008): 19–31. 

Manuscripts Under Review:

“Small Firm Growth in Developing Countries” (with Lara Goldmark).  Invited to Revise and Resubmit, World Development. 

Other Publications:

“Understanding Micro and Small Enterprise Growth” (with Lara Goldmark).  U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), November 2005.

“Understanding Microfinance in the Brazilian Context” (with Lara Goldmark and Anita Fiori). National Economic and Social Development Bank of Brazil (BNDES) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), July 2002.  

“Entendendo as Microfinanças no Contexto Brasileiro” (with Lara Goldmark and Anita Fiori).  National Economic and Social Development Bank of Brazil (BNDES) and Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), July 2002.

Masters Theses:

“Conceptualizing Vote Buying.” Thesis for M.A. in Political Science, University of California, Berkeley. April 2005.

“Enhancing Productive Opportunities in Rural Pernambuco: Community-Driven Development in Brazil.” Thesis for M.P.A. in International Development, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, February 2004.
Awarded Carballo Prize for best paper on poverty at Harvard’s Kennedy School.