Rodrigo Oliveira
@rodrigooliveira.bsky.social
Research Associate @UNUWIDER | Development Economist | Views are my own. AXÉ. RIP Twitter. https://sites.google.com/view/rodrigo-c-oliveira/home
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Que disse que não tem moqueca nos paísss nordicos?
Providing comprehensive evidence on how firms in emerging economies respond to carbon taxation, from Johannes Gallé, Rodrigo Oliveira, Daniel Overbeck, Nadine Riedel, and Edson R. Severnini www.nber.org/papers/w34406
🚨 New Research on Carbon Taxation in Emerging Economies 🚨 What happens when a large emerging economy introduces a carbon tax? Our new paper studies South Africa—the first African country to implement a nationwide carbon tax @unu-wider.bsky.social @nber.org
🚨 Hiring: Research Assistant (Consultant) at @unu-wider.bsky.social 🌍 Project: Reducing Persistent Inequalities Across & Within Countries 💡 Focus: drivers of inequality, effective policies, net-zero transition impacts www.wider.unu.edu/opportunity/... 📑 EUR 3,430/month (FTE), consultant contract
UNU-WIDER : Research Assistant, Consultant contract (full-time or part-time)
UNU-WIDER is looking for an outstanding individual with strong commitment and potential to support the Institute’s “Reducing Inequalities Across and Within Countries” programme. Closing date: 12 Octob...
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Don't miss this call for papers! UNU-WIDER 2026 Conference seeks papers on: 🔹 Global governance & debt crisis 🔹 South-South trade & tech transfer 🔹 Green industrialization 🔹 Inclusive growth strategies Submit by 1 Sept 🔗 go.unu.edu/hdUtm
Sobre o Pix, países Nordicos tem sistema similar a quase uma década. Dinamarca, Finlandia (Mobile Pay), e Suécia (Swish). Não há acusações sobre concorrência desleal similares a que o governo Trump faz em relação ao Brasil.
After a great week in DC, I landed in Salvador-Brazil for meetings, seminar and a workshop in my alma mater! Of course the highlight was Mel, the “security” dog using her sweater because it was freezing (22 degrees 😅)
A huge thank you to Luis Felipe López-Calva for inviting us @unu-wider.bsky.social to be part of such a rich and inspiring event. This event helped set the stage for the 11th ECINEQ Conference, and we contribute debating how tax data can be used to study poverty and inequality in LMICs
A fantastic and timely summer school, thanks very much @rodrigooliveira.bsky.social and the @unu-wider.bsky.social team for organising!
UNU-WIDER@unu-wider.bsky.social · last yr.The 2025 UNU-WIDER Summer School wraps up today in Helsinki! 🎓 A huge thank you to all participants, especially the emerging scholars tackling intergenerational social mobility. Stay tuned for their impactful research on ensuring societies Leave No One Behind. More info: go.unu.edu/P8JTH
The blog of my paper with Yuri Barreto was just published. Thank you so much Vox Dev for supporting my research again. The paper will be available at The World Bank Economic Review soon. You can check my webpage for the working paper version and an AI-generated podcast of it
VoxDev@voxdev.bsky.social · last yr.🆕 A blight on growth: The generational fallout of Brazil’s cocoa collapse Today on VoxDev, Yuri Barreto (Università Bocconi) & @rodrigooliveira.bsky.social (@unu-wider.bsky.social) discuss the far-reaching consequences of crop disease in Brazil: voxdev.org/topic/agricu...
Mission accomplished 🚀
UNU-WIDER@unu-wider.bsky.social · last yr.The 2025 UNU-WIDER Summer School wraps up today in Helsinki! 🎓 A huge thank you to all participants, especially the emerging scholars tackling intergenerational social mobility. Stay tuned for their impactful research on ensuring societies Leave No One Behind. More info: go.unu.edu/P8JTH
Starting recap 🧵for day 2 of the @unuwider conference. 1st presentation @DiogoBrittoBr @LucasWarwar presents patterns of [low] intergenerational mobility in Brazil; though estimates are higher than they would be if not accounting for informal income; joint w/@Brenorsampaio
Thrilled to see my guidebook (go.unu.edu/SJ9xs) alongside Amartya Sen’s seminal work—both his classic first-ever @unu-wider.bsky.social working paper (lnkd.in/gdhbVFGn) and his book Hunger and Public Action! 📘✨ #WIDERDevConf2025
Kicking off @UNUWIDER #WIDERDevConf2025 with powerful insights: 🌍 Social protection is foundational, 💼 employment is the engine of development, and 💡 bold thinking is key in a world of crisis. The urgency for inclusive, evidence-based action has never been clearer.
💡 New study Alert: 💡 In this paper, @doverbeckecon.bsky.social , @jojoga.bsky.social Nadine Riedel, Edson Severnini and I examine firm-level responses to South Africa’s 2019 carbon tax—the first of its kind on the African continent. 🇿🇦🌍 @unu-wider.bsky.social working paper: go.unu.edu/DrinZ
UNU-WIDER : Working Paper : Carbon taxation and firm behaviour in emerging economies
This paper provides the first comprehensive analysis of how firms in emerging economies respond to carbon taxation, leveraging detailed administrative data from South Africa—a potential trailblazer fo...
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📢 Big news for inequality researchers & policy-makers! @unu-wider.bsky.social has just released a major update to the World Income Inequality Database (WIID) — the most comprehensive source of global income inequality data. www.wider.unu.edu/news/unu-wid... 🧵👇
I wrote a blog post reflecting on my recent paper published in the Journal of Development Economics, where I examine the impacts of a major job training programme in Brazil. 📄 Journal article: 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Who benefits from job training programs? Evidence from a high-dosage program in Brazil
Using admission lotteries and registry data linking labor market outcomes, we study the short- and medium-term effects of a vocational training progra…
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UNU-WIDER@unu-wider.bsky.social · last yr.In Brazil, Programa Subsequente provides free job training for 8,000 people yearly to boost job placements. 📈 Well-structured vocational programs can uplift disadvantaged groups, especially women, even in tough times. Read the blog: htgo.unu.edu/Aj2J4...rodrigooliveira.bsky.social
Every global region has seen a steep rise in mobile phone subscriptions
Weekend in the woods with the @unu-wider.bsky.social PhD fellows The dog, Nino, hasn't started the PhD. He is part of the WIDER well-being committee
A good reason to post something again! Paper accepted at The World Bank Economic Review
What's that, you want a round-up of papers presented at the @oxfordcsae.bsky.social conference last week? www.cgdev.org/blog/what-ec...
Our latest issue of WIDERAngle newsletter is out now! Dive into upcoming events, explore highlights from UNU-WIDER’s past year in our Annual Report, celebrate 40 years of power of shared knowledge, and discover new opportunities—all in one place! Read the newsletter now: go.unu.edu/Hc6qT
Tonight in Helsinki, we celebrate UNU-WIDER’s 40th anniversary! 🎉 This evening, we will have discussions on Financing for Development amidst Global Shocks with renowned speakers. Stay tuned for highlights! #WIDER40 #GlobalDevelopment #FinancingForDevelopment
🆕 Industrial resilience to climate disasters: Evidence from Ecuador Today on VoxDev, Maria Bas (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) discusses the impact of natural disasters on firm productivity in Ecuador: voxdev.org/topic/energy...
Industrial resilience to climate disasters: Evidence from Ecuador
Evidence from Ecuador suggests that natural disasters have important but short-lived impact on production and market conditions in developing countries that vary depending on firm differences in effic...
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🚨Alerta de publicacão🚨 Meu estudo com @DaMataDan e Diana Silva avaliando os impactos do programa de educacão profissional do Governo do Estado da Bahia, conhecido como PROSUB, foi publicado no Journal of Development Economics. No fio abaixo explico os principais resultados
Joining us for the CSAE Conference 2025 next week? Included in the programme are 2 sessions with @hoddinott.bsky.social (Chief Editor of the #JournalofAfricanEconomies) on publishing research on African economics in academic journals. 2 - 4 pm, Sun 23 & Tues 25 March. cvent.me/xAvqDm #OxCSAE2025
What a fantastic book. I am looking forward to reading it
LSE Inequalities@lseinequalities.bsky.social · last yr.📣 We are excited to share the launch of LACIR x Oxford Open Economics: Rethinking Inequality in Latin America. The culmination of a multi-year collaboration between over 70 scholars, the papers in this issue ask: why does inequality endure? And what forces sustain it? 🔗 buff.ly/661Df1W
Land does not vote. Eine Karte wie zu Beginn der Animation ist seit der Bundestagswahl oft zu sehen gewesen. Sie zeigt die Parteizugehörigkeit der Wahlkreissieger nach Erststimmen. Wir sehen: ziemlich viel AfD-Blau. 🧵 #Bundestagswahl 📊
