Research

Working Papers

• Borchers, N., Bragança, A., Conte Grand, M. (October 2025). The Long Run Effects of Forest Incentives in Guatemala. PDF

• Adames, E., Araújo, R., Bragança, A., Costa, F., Gentile, F., Sant’anna, M. (October 2025). Quantifying the Carbon Preserved by Protected Areas in the Amazon. Submitted.

• Bragança, A., Britto, D., Fonseca, A., Moura, D., Sampaio, B., Sant’anna, A., Szerman, D. (September 2025). Decentralization, Tax Administration, and Taxation: Evidence from Brazil’s Rural Land Tax. Submitted. PDF

Publications

• Araújo, R, Assunção, J., & Bragança, A. (2025). Transportation Infrastructure and Deforestation in the Amazon. Journal of Development Economics, vol. 177, 103559. Published Version.
  Media: VoxDev

• Bragança, A. & Dahis, R. (2022). Cutting Special Interests by the Roots: Evidence from Brazil’s Amazon. Journal of Public Economics, vol. 215. Published version. Online appendix.

• Bragança, A., Newton, P., et al (2022). Extension Services Can Promote Pasture Restoration: Evidence from Brazil’s Low Carbon Agriculture Plan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 119(12). Published version. Online appendix.
  Media: Mongabay, CU Boulder, Veja (Portuguese)

• Assunção, J., Bragança, A. & Hemsley, P. (2019). Geographic Heterogeneity and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Brazil. Land Economics, vol. 95(4), pp. 599-616. Published version. Online appendix.

• Bragança, A. (2018). The Effects of Crop-to-Beef Prices on Deforestation: Evidence from the Tapajós Basin. Environment and Development Economics, vol. 23(4), pp. 391-412. Published version. Online appendix.

• Bragança, A. (2018). The Economic Consequences of the Agricultural Expansion in Matopiba. Revista Brasileira de Economia, vol. 72, p. 161-185. Published version.