Recent work by Joana Naritomi
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Conditional cash transfers: Do they work?
Decades of evidence from Mexico and Brazil show that conditional cash transfers reduce poverty, improve education and employment, boost local economies, and yet can still be undone when policy ignores research.
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2025 at VoxDev
The VoxDev team reflects on 2025 at VoxDev, and previews our plans for 2026.
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When taxpayers see unfairness, they may stop paying their tax bill
Taxpayers respond not only to how much they are taxed, but also to whether the system feels fair: inequities created by crude tax proxies can reduce compliance as much as high rates themselves. Better data and technology can help states improve fairn...
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Sanitation and property tax compliance: Analysing the social contract in Brazil
A household’s access to the urban sanitation network can have a significant impact on whether it pays its taxes
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Cash transfer programmes can stimulate the local economy: Evidence from Brazil
In addition to their impact on poverty, cash transfers can have positive spillovers to the local economy
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The value of job displacement insurance programmes in developing countries: Evidence from Brazil
Income support for laid-off formal workers can be beneficial even in countries with high informality, but how the benefits are disbursed matters