Vitor Pereira

Vitor Pereira is a Professor at the National School of Public Administration (ENAP) in Brasília, Brazil, and a 2018 Haralambos Simeonides prize winner for his PhD thesis in economics. He was a Visiting Student Researcher in 2015 and holds degrees in Economics from PUC-Rio and Stanford University.

• PhD in Economics (2016), PUC-Rio with split-site at Stanford University
• MA in Economics, PUC-Rio
• BA in Economics, PUC-Rio

Research interests: Vitor specializes in impact evaluations within education and social protection, focusing on early childhood development, anti-dropout strategies for youths, cash transfers, rural graduation programs, teacher incentives, and private/public school market dynamics.

Scientific recognition: His work earned the 2018 Haralambos Simeonides prize, Brazil's top award for economics PhD theses. He previously served as director of evaluation at the Brazilian Ministry of Social Development (MDS), leading evaluations of national social programs.