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ERNESTO F. L. AMARAL
CURRICULUM VITAE
(October, 2014)
RAND Corporation
1776 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90407–2138
310.393.0411 x6151
[email protected]
www.ernestoamaral.com
POSITIONS AND EMPLOYMENT
Since 2014
Associate Social Scientist, RAND Corporation.
2009–2014
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, and Research Associate, Center of Quantitative
Research in Social Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil.
2013
Visiting Scholar, Department of Sociology, New York University (NYU), February.
2008–2009
Public Policy Analyst, João Pinheiro Foundation (FJP), Brazil.
2007–2008
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Center of Development and Regional Planning (CEDEPLAR), Brazil.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Social Demography
Economic Sociology
Reproductive Health
Migration and Labor Markets
Public Policy Evaluation
TEACHING INTERESTS
Quantitative Methods and Spatial Analysis
Demographic Theory and Methods
Reproductive Health
Migration, Urbanization, and Economic Development
Public Policy Evaluation
EDUCATION
2002–2007
Doctor of Philosophy Sociology/Demography, The University of Texas at Austin (UT).
Dissertation: Demographic Change and Economic Development at the Local Level in Brazil.
Committee: DS Hamermesh, JE Potter (chair), T Pullum, BR Roberts, and A Villarreal.
2000–2002
Mestre em Demografia [M.A. Demography], Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil.
1996–2000
Bacharel em Ciências Sociais [B.A. Social Sciences], Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil.
PUBLICATIONS
– Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Potter JE, Amaral EFL, Woodberry R. 2014. “The growth of Protestantism in Brazil and its impact on male earnings, 1970–
2000.” Social Forces (ISSN 0037–7732), 93(1): 125–153.
Hopkins K, Amaral EFL, Mourão ANM. 2014. “The impact of payment source and hospital type on rising cesarean section
rates in Brazil, 1998 to 2008.” Birth (ISSN 1523–536X), 41(2): 169–177.
Amaral EFL, Gonçalves GQ, Weiss C. 2014. “The impact of Brazil’s Bolsa Família Program on school attendance, child
labor, and age-grade discrepancy, 2010.” Journal of Social Science for Policy Implications (ISSN 2334–2900), 2(1):
101–125.
Golgher AB, Amaral EFL, Neves AVC. 2014. “Avaliação de impacto do bônus sociorracial da UFMG no desempenho
acadêmico dos estudantes.” [An assessment of UFMG’s socioracial bonus on student academic performance].
Mediações – Revista de Ciências Sociais [Mediations – Social Sciences Journal] (ISSN 1414–0543), 19(1): 241–275.
Mendonça RF, Amaral EFL. 2014. “Deliberação online em consultas públicas? O caso da Assembleia Legislativa de Minas
Gerais” [Online deliberation in public consultations? The case of the Legislature of the State of Minas Gerais]. Revista
de Sociologia e Política [Sociology and Politics Journal] (ISSN 0104–4478), 22(49): 177–203.
Amaral EFL, Potter JE, Hamermesh DS, Rios-Neto ELG. 2013. “Age, education, and earnings in the course of Brazilian
development: does composition matter?” Demographic Research (ISSN 1435–9871), 28(20): 581–612.
Amaral EFL, Almeida ME, Rios-Neto ELG, Potter JE. 2013. “Effects of the age-education structure of female workers on
male earnings in Brazil.” Poverty & Public Policy (ISSN 1944–2858), 5(4): 336–353.
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Amaral EFL, Monteiro VP. 2013. “Avaliação de impacto das condicionalidades de educação do Programa Bolsa Família
(2005 e 2009)” [An evaluation of the impact of the educational conditions of Brazil’s Bolsa Família Program (2005 and
2009)]. DADOS – Revista de Ciências Sociais [DADOS – Social Sciences Journal] (ISSN 0011–5258), 56(3): 531–570.
Amaral EFL. 2013. “Racial and socioeconomic segregation: an analysis of three Brazilian metropolitan areas.” REDES –
Revista de Desenvolvimento Regional, Santa Cruz do Sul [REDES – Journal of Regional Development] (ISSN 1982–
6745), 18(1): 248–262.
Mourão ANM, Almeida ME, Amaral EFL. 2013. “Seguro desemprego e formalidade no mercado de trabalho brasileiro”
[Unemployment benefits and formality in the Brazilian labor market]. Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População
[Brazilian Journal of Population Studies] (ISSN 0102–3098), 30(1): 251–270.
Inácio MM, Amaral EFL. 2013. “Government or opposition? The determinants of legislative support for governors in
Brazil.” SAGE Open (ISSN 2158–2440), 3: 1–11.
Vianna IL, Amaral EFL. 2013. “Avaliação de políticas públicas no Brasil: aspectos políticos e fortalecimento da atividade”
[Strengthening the evaluation of public policies in Brazil, and the political aspects of this process]. Cadernos da Escola
do Legislativo [Journal of the Legislative School] (ISSN 1676–8450), 15(24): 107–139.
Amaral EFL. 2012. “The decomposition of economic outcomes as a result of changes in Brazil’s male age-education
structure.” Population Research and Policy Review (ISSN 0167–5923), 31(6): 883–905.
Amaral EFL, Rios-Neto ELG, Potter JE. 2012. “Long term influences of age-education transition on the Brazilian labour
market.” Bulletin of Latin American Research (ISSN 1470–9856), 31(3): 302–319.
Pereira MAG, Amaral EFL, Costa MM. 2012. “Some determinants of the existence of government websites: 853
municipalities in Minas Gerais, Brazil.” Latin American Research Review (ISSN 0023–8791), 47(3): 155–174.
Amaral EFL, Rabelo FCE. 2012. “Formas culturais e percepção social dos freqüentadores de feiras de arte e alimentação de
Goiânia” [Cultural forms and social perception of visitors at art and street food markets in Goiânia, Brazil] Fragmentos
de Cultura [Cultural Fragments] (ISSN 1414-9494), 22(2): 153–174.
Amaral EFL, Rios-Neto ELG, Potter JE. 2011. “Influences of transition in age-education structure and internal migration on
the labour market in Brazil.” Informe GEPEC [GEPEC Report] (ISSN 1676–0670), 15(3): 44–71.
Amaral EFL. 2011. “Análise do nível, padrão e determinantes dos fluxos populacionais entre Bahia e São Paulo” [Analysis
of level, pattern and determinants of population flows between Bahia and São Paulo]. Revista Brasileira de Estudos de
População [Brazilian Journal of Population Studies] (ISSN 0102–3098), 28(2): 467–472.
Amaral EFL, Potter JE. 2009. “Políticas de población, programas gubernamentales y fecundidad: una comparación entre
Brasil y México” [Population policies, government programs and fertility: a comparison between Brazil and Mexico].
Notas de Población (ISSN 0303–1829), 87: 7–33.
Amaral EFL. 2009. “Caracterização de migrantes em Goiás e Distrito Federal: 1980–2000” [Characterization of migrants in
Goiás and the Federal District: 1980–2000]. Teoria & Sociedade [Theory & Society] (ISSN 1518–4471), 17(2): 160–
185.
Amaral EFL. 2008. “Improvements of techniques to estimate migration rates: an application with Brazilian Censuses data.”
Population Review (ISSN 0032–471X), 47(2): 1–24.
Skop E, Peters PA, Amaral EFL, Potter JE, Fusco W. 2006. “Chain migration and residential segregation of internal
migrants in the metropolitan area of São Paulo, Brazil.” Urban Geography (ISSN 0272–3638), 27(5): 397–421.
Amaral EFL, Rodrigues RN, Fígoli MGB. 2004. “Métodos e técnicas de mensuração de movimentos migratórios: Goiás e
Distrito Federal, 1975–1979 e 1986–1990” [Methods and techniques to measure migration movements: Brazilian state
of Goiás and the Federal District, 1975–1979 and 1986–1990]. Revista Brasileira de Estudos de População [Brazilian
Journal of Population Studies] (ISSN 0102–3098), 21(2): 283–301.
Amaral EFL, Rodrigues RN, Fígoli MGB. 2002. “Síntese da migração em Goiás e no Distrito Federal nas últimas décadas”
[Synthesis of migration in the Brazilian state of Goiás and the Federal District in the last decades]. Revista Sociedade e
Cultura [Society and Culture Journal] (ISSN 1415–8566), 5(2): 127–136.
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– Articles Accepted for Publication
Amaral EFL, Neves AVC, Silva AM, Monteiro TJG. 2014 (Forthcoming). “Análise do perfil dos alunos ingressantes na
UFMG pela iniciativa do bônus sociorracial” [Analysis of the profile of students who entered UFMG utilizing the socioracial bonus policy]. Teoria & Sociedade [Theory & Society] (ISSN 1518–4471).
– Working Paper Series
Amaral EFL, Hamermesh DS, Potter JE, Rios-Neto ELG. 2007. “Demographic change and the structure of wages: a
demand-theoretic analysis for Brazil.” NBER Working Paper Series, 13533.
Amaral EFL. 2006. “Methods and techniques to measure and categorize migrant movements applied to the Brazilian states
of São Paulo and Bahia.” PRC Working Paper Series 2005–2006, 05–06–03. Austin, TX: Population Research Center,
The University of Texas at Austin.
Amaral EFL, Fusco W. 2005. “Shaping Brazil: the role of international migration.” Migration Information Source, June
Issue. Washington, D.C.: Migration Policy Institute (MPI).
– Articles Submitted for Publication
Amaral EFL, Rios-Neto ELG, Potter JE. “Influences of internal migration on male earnings in Brazil, 1970–2000.”
Amaral EFL, Almeida ME, Gonçalves GQ. “Determinants of fertility decline in Brazil, 1970–2010.”
Amaral EFL, Potter JE. “Determinants of female sterilization in Brazil, 2001–2006.”
Amaral EFL. “Profile of female sterilization in Brazil, 2001–2006.”
Amaral EFL, Gonçalves GQ. “Evaluación de las condicionalidades de educación del Programa Bolsa Família: un análisis
con el Censo de Brasil 2010” [An evaluation of the educational conditions of Brazil’s Bolsa Família Program: an
analysis of the 2010 Brazilian Demographic Census].
Golgher AB, Amaral EFL, Neves AVC. “Desempenho acadêmico dos estudantes da UFMG: uma avaliação do impacto da
política de bônus sociorracial” [Academic achievement and selectivity in the admission exam of UFMG students: an
impact evaluation of the socio-racial-bonus policy].
Gontijo BA, Amaral EFL. “Ensino profissionalizante como política de aproveitamento do dividendo demográfico: Minas
Gerais, 2009” [Technical education as a policy to exploit the demographic dividend: Minas Gerais, 2009].
– Book Chapters
Amaral EFL. 2013. “Brazil, internal migration.” In: The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration (ISBN: 978–1–4443–
3489–0). (Immanuel Ness, ed.). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell, 1–7.
Rios-Neto ELG, Amaral EFL, Potter JE. 2011. “O papel da demografia e da educação no rendimento médio de longo prazo
dos homens no Brasil: simulações com o modelo de oferta e demanda por trabalho” [The Role of demography and
education on male mean earnings in the long run in Brazil: simulations with the model of supply and demand for labor].
In: O Estado da Arte em Economia [The State of the Art in Economy] (ISBN: 978–85–021351–1–6). (Antonio Delfim
Netto, ed.). São Paulo: Saraiva, v.2, 201–217.
Queiroz BL, Golgher AB, Amaral EFL. 2010. “Mudanças demográficas e condições econômicas e sociais em Minas
Gerais” [Demographic changes and socioeconomic conditions in Minas Gerais]. In: As Muitas Minas: Ensaios Sobre a
Economia Mineira [Many Minas: Essays About the Minas Economy] (ISBN: 978–85–910920–0–0). (Fabrício Augusto
de Oliveira, and Wilson Benício Siqueira, eds.). Belo Horizonte: Conselho Regional de Economia de Minas Gerais
(CORECON-MG), 159–189.
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Rios-Neto ELG, Amaral EFL. 2009. “A gestão migratória e o paradoxo da grandeza” [The migratory management and the
greatness paradox]. In: I Conferência sobre as Comunidades Brasileiras no Exterior – Brasileiros no Mundo [1st
Conference about Brazilian Communities Oversea – Brazilians in the World] (ISBN: 978–85–7631–162–1). (Eliane
Miranda Paiva, Maria Marta Cezar Lopes, Cíntia Rejane Sousa Araújo Gonçalves, and Erika Silva Nascimento, eds.).
Brasília: Fundação Alexandre de Gusmão (FUNAG), 447–461.
Potter JE, Pullum TW, Martinez G, Amaral EFL. 2007. “Evaluación de la ENSAR 2003” [Evaluation of ENSAR 2003]. In:
La Salud Reproductiva en México: Análisis de la Encuesta Nacional de Salud Reproductiva 2003 [The Reproductive
Health in Mexico: Analysis of the 2003 National Survey of Reproductive Health] (ISBN 970–32–3952–2). (Ana Maria
Chávez Galindo, Patricia Uribe Zúñiga, and Yolanda Palma Cabrera, eds.). Mexico City: Secretaría de Salud &
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 27–39.
RECENT PRESENTATIONS
– 2014
Amaral EFL, Potter JE. 2014. “Determinants of female sterilization in Brazil, 2001–2007.” In: 109th American
Sociological Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA: ASA. August 16–19.
Hopkins K, Amaral EFL, Mourão ANM. 2014. “The impact of payment source and hospital type on rising cesarean section
rates in Brazil, 1998 to 2008.” In: 2014 Applied Demography Conference. San Antonio, TX: Institute for Demographic
& Socioeconomic Research (IDSER), January 8–10.
Amaral EFL, Potter JE. 2014. “Determinants of female sterilization in Brazil, 2001–2007.” In: 2014 Applied Demography
Conference. San Antonio, TX: Institute for Demographic & Socioeconomic Research (IDSER), January 8–10.
– 2013
Golgher AB, Amaral EFL, Neves AVC. 2013. “Bônus sociorracial na UFMG.” In: Workshop Demografia e Raça UTAustin/CEDEPLAR-UFMG. Belo Horizonte, Brazil: UT-Austin/CEDEPLAR-UFMG, June 20.
Amaral EFL. 2013. “Determinants of female sterilization in Brazil, 2001–2006.” In: 2013 Annual Meeting of the
Population Association of America (PAA), New Orleans: PAA, April 11–13.
Amaral EFL, Monteiro VP, Gonçalves GQ. 2013. “An evaluation of the impact of the educational conditions of Brazil’s
Bolsa Família Program.” In: Inequality Workshop, Department of Sociology, NYU, New York: New York University
(NYU), February 25.
Hopkins K, Amaral EFL, Mourão ANM. 2013. “High and rising: cesarean section rates in Brazil, 1998–2008.” In: Seventh
Annual Research Conference on Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development (PopPov Research
Network), Oslo, Norway: The Population & Poverty (PopPov) Research Network, The Hewlett Foundation, January 23–
26.
– 2012
Amaral EFL, Hopkins K, Mourão ANM. 2012. “Trends in public and private hospital cesarean section rates in Brazil,
1998–2008.” In: XVIII Encontro Nacional de Estudos Populacionais (ABEP), Águas de Lindóia, Brazil: Associação
Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais (ABEP), November 19–22.
Amaral EFL, Gonçalves GQ, Monteiro VP, Santos IJ, Santos ATP. 2012. “Avaliação de impactos das condicionalidades de
educação do Programa Bolsa Família: uma análise com o Censo de 2010.” In: XVIII Encontro Nacional de Estudos
Populacionais (ABEP), Águas de Lindóia, Brazil: Associação Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais (ABEP), November
19–22.
Gontijo BA, Amaral EFL. 2012. “Ensino profissionalizante como política de aproveitamento do dividendo demográfico:
Minas Gerais, 2009.” In: XVIII Encontro Nacional de Estudos Populacionais (ABEP), Águas de Lindóia, Brazil:
Associação Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais (ABEP), November 19–22.
Gontijo BA, Amaral EFL. 2012. “Ensino profissionalizante como política de aproveitamento do dividendo demográfico:
Minas Gerais, 2009.” In: V Congresso da Associação Latino-Americana de População (ALAP), Montevideo, Uruguay:
Associação Latino-American de População (ALAP), October 23–26.
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Amaral EFL, Inácio MM, Dias MA, Machado ÁM, Silva CHN, Rodrigues ACL. 2012. “Avaliação de políticas
habitacionais do PAC: Região Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte.” In: 36º Encontro Anual da ANPOCS, Águas de
Lindóia, Brazil: Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais (ANPOCS), October 21–25.
Amaral EFL, Gontijo BA. 2012. “Educação profissionalizante como política de aproveitamento do bônus demográfico:
Minas Gerais, 2009.” In: 8º Encontro da Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política (ABCP), Gramado, Brazil:
Associação Brasileira de Ciência Política (ABCP), August 1–4.
Amaral EFL, Monteiro VP. 2012. “An evaluation of the impact of the educational conditions of Brazil’s Bolsa Família
program. In: 22nd World Congress of Political Science (IPSA), Madrid, Spain: International Political Science
Association (IPSA), July 8–12.
Amaral EFL, Almeida ME, Rios-Neto ELG, Potter JE. 2012. “Effects of the age-education structure of female workers on
male earnings in Brazil.” In: International Seminar on Patterns of Economic Development, Social Change, and
Fertility Decline in Comparative Perspective: Analysis and Policy Implications (IUSSP seminar), Shanghai, China:
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), May 25–27.
– 2011
Amaral EFL, Rios-Neto ELG, Potter JE. 2011. “Influences of transition in age-education structure and internal migration on
the labour market in Brazil.” In: International seminar on internal migration and urbanization and their
socioeconomic impacts in developing countries: challenges and policy responses (IUSSP seminar), Fuzhou, China:
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP), December 10–12.
Amaral EFL, Monteiro VP. 2011. “Avaliação de impactos das condicionalidades de educação do Programa Bolsa Família.”
In: 35º Encontro Anual da ANPOCS, Caxambu, Brazil: Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em
Ciências Sociais (ANPOCS), October 24–28.
Amaral EFL, Mourão ANM, Almeida ME. 2011. “A política de seguro desemprego no contexto do mercado de trabalho
brasileiro.” In: XV Congresso Brasileiro de Sociologia (SBS), Curitiba, Brazil: Sociedade Brasileira de Sociologia
(SBS), July 26–29.
Costa MM, Amaral EFL, Pereira MAG. 2011. “Electronic government and municipal executives: the case of Minas Gerais,
Brazil.” In: IPSA-ECPR Joint Conference: Whatever Happened to North-South?, São Paulo, Brazil: International
Political Science Association (IPSA) & European Consortium of Political Research, February 16–19.
– 2010
Amaral EFL. 2010. “Influences of transition in age-education structure and internal migration on the labor market in
Brazil.” In: Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences Seminar (QMSS), Columbia University, New York:
Columbia University, November 15.
Amaral EFL. 2010. “Influências da transição na estrutura etário-educacional e da migração interna no mercado de trabalho
no Brasil.” In: 34º Encontro Anual da ANPOCS, Caxambu, Brazil: Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa
em Ciências Sociais (ANPOCS), October 25–29.
Pereira MAG, Amaral EFL, Costa MM. 2010. “Governo eletrônico e os executivos municipais: o caso de Minas Gerais.” In:
34º Encontro Anual da ANPOCS, Caxambu, Brazil: Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Ciências
Sociais (ANPOCS), October 25–29.
Potter JE, Amaral EFL, Woodberry RD. 2010. “The growth of Protestantism in Brazil and its impact on income, 1970–
2000.” In: XVII Encontro Nacional de Estudos Populacionais (ABEP), Caxambu, Brazil: Associação Brasileira de
Estudos Populacionais (ABEP), September 20–24.
Inácio MM, Amaral EFL. 2010. “As coalizões legislativas de apoio aos governadores no Brasil.” In: 5º Congresso da
Associação Latino-Americana de Ciência Política (ALACIP), Buenos Aires, Argentina: Associação Latino-Americana
de Ciência Política (ALACIP), July 28–30.
– 2009
Amaral EFL. 2009. “Implications for public policies from changes in age-education composition.” In: 2009 Annual
Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA), Detroit: PAA, April 30–May 2.
Potter JE, Amaral EFL, Woodberry RD. 2009. “The growth of protestantism in Brazil and its impact on income, 1970–
2000.” In: Meetings of the Association for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture (ASREC), Washington:
ASREC, April 2–5.
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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Projects at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil
– Secondary data analysis
2013–2014
Demographic transition, labor market, and human capital concentration in developing countries
– Team: BL Queiroz, AB Golgher (UFMG)
– Data: 1970–2010 Brazilian Demographic Censuses & Brazilian Household Surveys (PNAD)
2012–2014
Determinants of female sterilization in Brazil
– Team: JE Potter (UT)
– Data: 2006 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
2010–2014
Evaluation of conditional cash transfer programs in Latin America
– Data: 2005 and 2009 Household Surveys by the Brazilian Ministry of Social Development
(AIBF/MDS) & 2010 Brazilian Demographic Census
2009–2014
Evaluation of affirmative action policies in Brazilian universities
– Team: AB Golgher (UFMG)
– Data: 2009–2010 socioeconomic and grade point average (GPA) data from UFMG students
2012–2013
Projection of Brazilian population using PADIS-INT software
– Team: JO Muniz, BL Queiroz, LLR Wong, JIR Rigotti, MGB Fígoli (UFMG)
and China Population and Development Research Center (CPDRC)
– Data: 1980–2010 Brazilian Demographic Censuses
2011–2013
Impacts of educational and demographic transitions on economic development
– Team: JE Potter (UT), ELG Rios-Neto (UFMG)
– Data: 1970–2010 Brazilian Demographic Censuses
2010–2011
Inequalities in access to health care in Brazil and India: closing the gap for the poorest-poor
– Team: AJ Caetano (PUC-Minas), ELG Rios-Neto (UFMG)
– Data: 1996 and 2006 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS)
2010–2011
Unemployment benefits and formality in the Brazilian labor market
– Team: ANM Mourão, ME Almeida (UFMG)
– Data: 1999–2009 Brazilian Household Surveys (PNAD)
2009–2013
The role of nonclinical factors in cesarean section rates in Brazil
– Team: K Hopkins (UT)
– Data: 1998, 2003, and 2008 Brazilian Household Surveys (PNAD)
2009–2010
Effects of migration flows on the labor markets
– Team: JE Potter (UT), ELG Rios-Neto (UFMG)
– Data: 1970–2010 Brazilian Demographic Censuses
– Primary data collection and fieldwork
2011–2013
Evaluation of housing policies implemented by the Brazilian growth acceleration program
I coordinated a research group that executed fieldwork and household surveys in communities
throughout the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, in order to verify the impacts of policies related
to the construction of apartment buildings and the improvement of infrastructure for low socioeconomic
status families.
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Public Policy Analyst at the Center of Studies of Public Policies at the João Pinheiro Foundation (FJP), Brazil
– Primary data collection and fieldwork
2008–2009
Implementation of the first household survey in the state of Minas Gerais (PAD-MG)
The 2009 survey utilized a Computer Assisted Interviewing (CAPI) system in a state with a population
of over 20 million people. We used the Census and Survey Processing System (CSPro) software
package, developed and supported by the United States Census Bureau and ICF Macro.
2008–2009
Evaluation of public policy on reducing maternal and infant mortality in the state of Minas Gerais
2008–2009
Evaluation of public policy on improving family agriculture in the state of Minas Gerais
Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Center of Development and Regional Planning (CEDEPLAR) at the Federal
University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil
2007–2008
Demographic change and economic well being at the local level in Mexico and Brazil
– Team: JE Potter, DS Hamermesh (UT), ELG Rios-Neto (UFMG)
– Data: 1970–2000 Brazilian Demographic Censuses & 2000 Mexican Demographic Census
Research Assistant at the Population Research Center (PRC) at the University of Texas at Austin (UT)
2005–2007
Demographic change and economic well being at the local level in Mexico and Brazil
– Team: JE Potter, DS Hamermesh (UT), ELG Rios-Neto (UFMG)
– Data: 1970–2000 Brazilian Demographic Censuses & 2000 Mexican Demographic Census
2003–2005
Influence of government programs on the fertility of the poor: a comparison between Mexico and Brazil
– Team: JE Potter (UT)
– Data: 2000 Mexican and Brazilian Demographic Censuses & Demographic and Health Surveys
2003–2004
Chain migration and residential segregation in the metropolitan region of São Paulo
– Team: E Skop, JE Potter, PA Peters, W Fusco (UT)
– Data: 2000 Brazilian Demographic Census
2002–2005
Nonclinical factors in cesarean section in Brazil: type of hospital is key
– Team: K Hopkins (UT)
– Data: 1998 and 2003 Brazilian Household Surveys (PNAD)
Research Assistant at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil
1999–2000
Social indicators of education, health, employment, and violence - Goiânia and surrounding areas
– Team: FCE Rabelo (UFG)
1998–1999
Cultural practices of the youth in the suburbs of Goiânia and social perception
– Team: FCE Rabelo (UFG)
1998
Cultural forms and social perception of visitors at art and street food markets
– Team: FCE Rabelo (UFG)
Enumerator at the University of Brasília (UnB), Brazil
1997
Brazilian cooperative census
– Team: PCA Borges (UFG)
Research Assistant at the Federal University of Goiás (UFG), Brazil
1996
In the background of politics: how do Brazilians think and act politically
– Team: PCA Borges (UFG)
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE (GRADUATE)
Social Statistics: Basic Concepts and Linear Regression Models
Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Fall 2013
Political Science/UFMG
Social Statistics: Basic Concepts
Fall 2013 (intensive class)
Universidad Militar Nueva Granada/
Colombia
Research Design and Empirical Analysis
with MM Inácio (UFMG)
Fall 2010
Political Science/UFMG
Data Analysis with Stata
Spring 2009 (intensive class)
Political Science/UFMG
Linear Regression Analysis
Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013
Sociology/UFMG
Advanced Migration Theory and Methods
with JAM Carvalho, AF Barbieri (UFMG)
Spring 2008
Demography/UFMG
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT)
Estimation and Evaluation of Socioeconomic Indicators
Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2011
Fall 2011, Fall 2012 (intensive class)
Sociology/UFMG
Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences
Fall 2012
Sociology/UFMG
TEACHING EXPERIENCE (UNDERGRADUATE)
Evaluation of Public Policies
Public Management/UFMG
Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014
Techniques for the Evaluation of Public Policies
Spring 2013
Public Management/UFMG
Introduction to Research Methodology
Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014
Public Management/UFMG
Evaluation of Public Policies
Spring 2010
Social Sciences/UFMG
Introduction to Demography (teaching assistant)
with RN Rodrigues (UFMG)
Spring 2001
Demography/UFMG
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FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
2012–2014
Research Grant from the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation (CNPq/MCTI),
March 2012 – February 2014.
2012–2014
Research Grant from the Minas Gerais Research Support Foundation (FAPEMIG), March 2012 –
February 2014.
2010–2012
Research Fellowship: IPEA/CAPES Program for Development (“Programa Cátedras IPEA/CAPES
para o Desenvolvimento – 001/2010”) from the Brazilian Institute of Applied Economic Research
(IPEA) and the Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES/MEC), December 2010 – November 2012.
2009–2010
Research Fellowship: Demographic Dynamics and Brazilian Development in the Long Term
(“Dinâmica Demográfica e o Desenvolvimento Brasileiro de Longo Prazo, ABEP/IPEA, 001/2009”)
from the Brazilian Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) and the Brazilian Association of
Population Studies (ABEP), September 2009 – August 2010.
2006–2007
Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development from the
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Population Reference Bureau (PRB), Population
and Poverty (PopPov) Research Network, August 2006 – July 2007.
2002, 2004 & 2007 David Bruton, Jr. Graduate Fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin, August 2002, August
2004, and June 2007.
2002–2006
Fellowship for Ph.D. in Foreign Countries from the Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES/MEC)
and the Institute of International Education (IIE), August 2002 – July 2006.
2003 & 2004
Research Award, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Fellowships for Graduate Student Research and
Training at the University of Texas at Austin, May–August 2003 and May–August 2004.
2001–2002
Fellowship for M.A. from the Brazilian Ministry of Education (CAPES/MEC), January 2001 –
February 2002.
2000
Fellowship for M.A. from the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation
(CNPq/MCTI), March–December 2000
COMPLEMENTARY EDUCATION
Spring 2008
Workshop on Innovations in Research Design: Understanding Poverty, Population, and Health Dynamics,
sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and hosted by Duke University, May 15–16.
Spring 2008
Stanford Workshop in Formal Demography, supported by the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development, the Stanford Center for Population Research, and the Institute for Research in the
Social Sciences at Stanford University, May 1–4.
2005–2006
Population Policy Communication Fellows Program at the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). This was
a nine-month program in which fellows participated in a two-week seminar on policy communication, June
20 – July 1, 2005, as well as in a workshop preceding the Population Association of America’s annual
meeting in Los Angeles, March 28–29, 2006.
Summer 2005 Geographic Information System (GIS) and Population Science Workshop at the Pennsylvania State
University, sponsored by the Center for Spatially Integrated Social Sciences (CSISS) and the Population
Research Institute (PRI) at Penn State, May 29 – June 11.
Summer 1999 Quantitative Methodologies Seminar in Social Sciences at the Federal University of Minas Gerais
(UFMG), Brazil, sponsored by the Ford Foundation, June 28 – Aug. 6.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Statistical analysis: STATA, SAS, SPSS, HLM
Spatial analysis: ArcGIS, GeoDA
Other: Microsoft Office, Unix, FTP, HTML
LANGUAGE PROFICIENCIES
Portuguese (native fluency); English (advanced fluency)
Spanish (moderate proficiency); French (low proficiency)
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PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Professional association memberships
International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
American Sociological Association (ASA)
Population Association of America (PAA)
Meeting organization
2014
Session organizer (706. Reaping the Demographic Dividend in Developing Countries) for Population
Association of America (PAA)
2010
International Seminar of Public Policies and Management, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG),
Brazil
Editorial activities
Reviewer for Demographic Research; Population Review; Population Research and Policy Review (PRPR); Brazilian
Journal of Population Studies (REBEP).
Invited presentations
2013
Keynote speaker during freshmen student welcoming ceremony, Federal University of Minas Gerais
(UFMG), Brazil
2013
Inequality Workshop, Department of Sociology, New York University (NYU)
2012
Laboratory of Social Information (LIS), State University of West Paraná (UNIOESTE), Brazil
2011
Center of Brazilian Republican Studies (CERBRAS), Brazil
2011
2010
2009
2008
2004, 2007
2004
Seminar Series of the Graduate Program in Demography, Center of Development and Regional Planning
(CEDEPLAR), Brazil
Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences Seminar, Columbia University
Graduate Program in Political Science, Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil
Graduate Program in Public Management, João Pinheiro Foundation (FJP), Brazil
Population Research Center Brown Bag Seminar, The University of Texas at Austin (UT)
The Alan Guttmacher Institute Seminar
ADVISING ACTIVITIES
Dissertation qualification committees
Student completed: Maira Andrade Paulo (2012)
Master’s thesis committee chair
Student completed: Pedro Andrade Matos (2013)
Master’s thesis committees
Students completed: Murillo Marschner Alves de Brito (2008), Daylin Cecilia Rodríguez Javiqué (2011), Gabriel Avila
Casalecchi (2012), Felipe Lima Eduardo (2012), Vinicius Campos Freitas (2012), Mariana Eugenio
Almeida (2013), Alan Araújo de Freitas (2013), Marina Rodrigues Siqueira (2013), Clarisse Corrêa de
Mendonça (2014)
Graduate program for professionals’ committee chair
Students completed: Raquel Amaral Nunes Netto (2012), Aender Amaral de Borba (2013), Cândida Reizel Coutinho Ribas
Carmona (2013), Luana Calixto de Carvalho (2013), Carolina de Alcântara (2013)
Undergraduate thesis committee chair
Students completed: Natália Almeida Fares Menhem (2010), Iara Lima Vianna (2010), Alan Vitor Coelho Neves (2011),
Bárbara Avelar Gontijo (2011), Vinícius do Prado Monteiro (2011), Dandara Bispo Pimenta (2013),
Samantha Haussmann Rodarte Faustino (2013), Pedro Cisalpino Pinheiro (2013), Amanda Martins da
Silva (2014), Isabella Rafael Horta Londe (2014), Jéssika Alves de Andrade (2014)
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Undergraduate thesis committees
Students completed: Larissa Carolino de Figueiredo (2010), Mariana Eugenio Almeida (2010), Aline Nogueira Menezes
Mourão (2011), Guilherme Quaresma Gonçalves (2012), Rafael Oliveira Paulino (2013)
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Since 2012
Vice-director of the Center of Quantitative Research in Social Sciences (CPEQS) in the College of Liberal
Arts (FAFICH) at UFMG.
Since 2012
Since 2011
Vice-coordinator of the introductory courses in the social sciences area in the College of Liberal Arts
(FAFICH) for UFMG students.
Coordinator of the computer lab in the Department of Sociology and Department of Political Science at
UFMG.
Since 2011
Committee member of organization focusing on urban planning studies for small cities in the south of
Brazil, sponsored by southern municipal governments.
Since 2009
Member of UFMG committee working with the university president and provost of undergraduate programs
to implement affirmative action policies in order to increase the enrollment of students from low
socioeconomic backgrounds.
Tutor of graduate students in the Department of Political Science at UFMG.
Coordinator of the methodological teaching committee in the Department of Political Science at UFMG.
2010–2012
2010–2012
2009–2011
Evaluation of housing public policies for the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, sponsored by the
Brazilian Ministry of Cities.
2009–2010
Member of committee dealing with urban planning studies in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte,
sponsored by the Minas Gerais state government.
Member of committee regulating the prerequisites of the Public Management undergraduate program of the
Department of Political Science at UFMG.
2010
2009
Member of committee developing the criteria for distance education regarding the Public Management
undergraduate program of the Department of Political Science at UFMG.
REFERENCES
Daniel S. Hamermesh, Professor
Edward Everett Hale Centennial Professor
Economics Department
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station C3100
Austin, TX 78712–1088
512.475.8526
[email protected]
Eduardo L. G. Rios-Neto, Professor
Department of Demography (CEDEPLAR)
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627
Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 31270–901
55.31.3409.7100
[email protected]
Joseph E. Potter, Professor
Population Research Center
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station G1800
Austin, TX 78712–1088
512.471.8341
[email protected]
Carl Schmertmann, Professor
Department of Economics
Florida State University
288 Bellamy Building #623
Tallahassee, FL 32306–2180
850.644.7100
[email protected]
Daniel A. Powers, Professor
Department of Sociology
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station G1800
Austin, TX 78712–1088
512.232.6335
[email protected]
Andres Villarreal, Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station G1800
Austin, TX 78712–0118
512.471.8309
[email protected]
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