We use data to strengthen evidence-based policymaking in Brazil, focusing on prosperity, social mobility, fairness and government efficiency.
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Prospera Lab is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit research laboratory. Led by Breno Sampaio, Diogo Britto and Alexandre Fonseca, the lab conducts rigorous analyses using large-scale data and collaborates with policymakers to turn evidence into concrete action.
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It is essential to use reliable and up-to-date data. Only by measuring carefully is it possible to see real progress and adjust policies effectively.
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He is an associate professor at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Research Fellow at IZA, Research Fellow at the CLEAN Unit for Economic Analysis of Crime – Baffi-Carefin Centre, Bocconi University, Research Fellow at the Institute for Mobility and Social Development (IMDS), Invited Researcher at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER (United Nations).
He is an assistant professor at Bocconi University. UniCredit Foundation Marco Fanno Fellow, a research fellow at IGIER (Bocconi University), the Institute for Mobility and Social Development (IMDS), UNU-WIDER, and IZA, and a research affiliate at IFS and CEPR.
He is a Tax Auditor at the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (Receita Federal do Brasil). Research Fellow at the CLEAN Unit (Bocconi University) and at the Institute for Mobility and Social Development (IMDS), and a Research Associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
Published Studies
Research Team
Strategic Partnerships
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December
Alexandre Fonseca participated in the workshop on tax administrative data at Charles Universaty, Prague.
February
Prospera Lab is pleased to announce a new four-year institutional partnership with Brazil’s Ministry of Social Development and Assistance, Family and the Fight Against Hunger (MDS) to deepen the evaluation of the Cisterns Program.
January
The paper “Intergenerational Mobility in the Land of Inequality” has been accepted for publication at the Review of Economics and Statistics
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