Ildo Lautharte Junior

Economist

The World Bank Group

Biography

I’m an Economist at the World Bank Group. My PhD was concluded on March 2018 at University of Cambridge (UK) where I received the Claydon Prize in Economics from St Edmunds College. Until early 2019, I was a research associate at University College London where I lectured and researched on health economics and microeconometrics. My research focuses on the impacts of Zika outbreak on family planning, the effects of crime exposure on birth outcomes and the consequences of disclosing information to patients among others.

Interests

Education Economics
Health Economics
Microeconometrics

Education

PhD in Development Studies, 2018

University of Cambridge
MA in Applied Econometrics, 2012

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
BA in Economics, 2011

Federal University of Santa Maria

Working Papers

Ildo Lautharte Jr (The World Bank), Victor Hugo de Oliveira (IPECE), Andre Loureiro (The World Bank)

December 2020

Incentives for Mayors to Improve Learning: Evidence from state reforms in Ceará, Brazil

We investigate this question by exploring a results-based financing (RBF) reform in Ceará, Brazil, which redistributes state resources to municipalities based on education performance.

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Ildo José Lautharte Junior (The World Bank), Imran Rasul (UCL)

November 2020

The Anatomy of a Public Health Crisis: Household and Health Sector Responses to the Zika Epidemic in Brazil

We use tens of millions of administrative records to document household responses to a public health alert linking the emerging Zika virus and congenital disease.

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Ildo Jose Lautharte Jr (The World Bank Group)

May 2020

Babies and Bandidos: Birth Outcomes in Pacified Favelas of Rio de Janeiro

This paper explores police operations `pacifying’ Rio de Janeiro’s favelas to estimate the effects of in utero exposure to reductions in crime on birth outcomes.

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Ildo José Lautharte Junior

March 2019

Information Disclosure and Delivering Babies

This paper estimates whether physicians anticipate to information disclosure by exploring a gradual change in Brazilian legislation requiring private hospitals to disclose C-section rates to patients.

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Policy Notes & Articles

FSP: O impacto de longo prazo da COVID-19 no Capital Humano

Poucos entraves são mais críticos para o desenvolvimento sustentável e mitigação da pobreza no Brasil do que a quantidade de talento humano inexplorado. Este Artigo discute os impactos de pongo prazo da COVID-19 sobre o Capital Humano.

International Growth Centre: The anatomy of a public health crisis: Household responses during the Zika epidemic in Brazil

Evidence gathered during the course of the Zika outbreak in the Americas in 2015 provides important lessons for policymakers in today’s COVID-19 pandemic.

Nexo Jornal: Como a covid-19 vai afetar o aprendizado? As lições da H1N1

Se a estimativa do que ocorreu em São Paulo na epidemia anterior for uma boa aproximação do que será observado com a atual suspensão das aulas, é razoável esperar que as 12 semanas de fechamento já efetivadas possam levar a uma perda de seis meses de aprendizado.

The State of Ceara in Brazil is a Role Model for Reducing Learning Poverty

This report presents the case of the state of Ceara in Brazil that overcame adverse socioeconomic conditions to substantially improve education outcomes with efficient use of resources.

VoxDev: The anatomy of a public health crisis: Household responses during the Zika epidemic in Brazil

Pregnancy rates fell by almost 7% as a result of the public health information provided on the Zika epidemic by the Brazilian government

WB Blog: A Covid-19 impõe desafios nunca vistos na educação do Brasil

A reabertura de escolas exige um planejamento cuidadoso. O primeiro passo é estruturar um protocolo claro priorizando a segurança de todos os alunos. Este plano deve sistematizar a reabertura, mas também um eventual fechamento se um novo caso de Covid-19 ocorrer na escola.