Rodrigo R. Soares

Assistant Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
University of Maryland
3105 Tydings Hall
College Park, MD 20742
Tel: 301-405-3501
Fax: 301-405-3542
Email: soares@econ.bsos.umd.edu

Rodrigo R. Soares received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago in 2002. His dissertation, entitled “Life Expectancy, Educational Attainment, and Fertility Choice: The Economic Impacts of Mortality Reductions,” earned him the 2003 Brazilian National Award for Ph.D. Dissertations in Economics (Prêmio Haralambos Simeonidis). Rodrigo’s research and teaching interests center on development economics, ranging from health and population economics to corruption, institutions, and crime. His work has appeared in various scientific journals, including American Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, and Economics and Politics. Recently, he was awarded – together with co-authors Gary S. Becker and Tomas J. Philipson – the Kenneth J. Arrow Award from the International Health Economics Association for the best paper published in the field of Health Economics during 2005. Rodrigo is also affiliated with the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and the Maryland Population Research Center.

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