Francisco Costa

Associate Professor of Economics, FGV EPGE

@_FranciscoCosta

Francisco Costa is an Associate Professor of Economics at FGV EPGE. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor in the Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware. His main research interests are environmental economics and development economics. He received his PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Recent work by Francisco Costa

National policy reversals and deforestation in the Amazon

Evidence from the Amazon highlights the crucial role of policy continuity and political commitment to achieving sustainable conservation outcomes

Energy & Environment

Robin Burgess Francisco Costa Benjamin Olken

Published 05.04.24

The fate of the Brazilian Amazon's carbon stock

Estimates indicate that current land-use patterns would inefficiently release 44 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the rainforest

Energy & Environment

Rafael Araujo Francisco Costa Marcelo Sant’Anna

Published 27.09.21

Attracting physicians to underserved areas: Evidence from Brazil

Policies based on physicians' geographic preferences, such as quotas and university expansion, are more cost-effective than financial incentives

Health

Francisco Costa Leticia Nunes Fabio Miessi Sanches

Published 11.06.21

The welfare effect of inducing persistent changes in behaviours

The welfare effect of policies aimed at changing behaviours persistently may be larger than usually measured because of 'hysteresis'

Energy & Environment

Francisco Costa Francois Gerard

Published 02.08.18