Rudi Rocha holds a BA and a MSc in economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, IE-UFRJ, and a PhD in economics from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio, 2011). He was awarded the Haralambos Simeonidis Prize (30th Edition, for the best PhD dissertation, 2012). He is an associate professor at the São Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP/PAE), a research associate at the ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change (MiSoC/Essex), and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Instituto Escolhas. He was awarded the Newton Fellowship by the British Academy (2016-2019), appointed vice-president of the Brazilian Econometric Society (2014-2016) and chapter head of the LACEA/IADB/World Bank/UNDP Research Network on Inequality and Poverty (NIP, 2004-2008). His research has appeared in top international journals, such as the American Economic Journal (Applied), The Economic Journal, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Development Economics, The Lancet, among others. His research focuses on applied econometrics and policy impact evaluation, health economics and demography, and environmental economics.

Articles: 

Hone, T., Gonçalves, J., Seferidi, P., ..., Rocha, R.,... Progress towards Universal Health Coverage and Inequalities in Infant Mortality: an analysis of 4·1 million births from 60 low-income and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2019. The Lancet Global Health, v. 12, n. 5, e744-e755, 2024.

L F Fontes, M Mrejen, B Rache, R Rocha. Economic Distress and Children’s Mental Health: Evidence from the Brazilian High-Risk Cohort Study for Mental Conditions. The Economic Journal, v. 134, n. 660, p. 1701–1718, 2024.

PASCHOALOTTO, MARCO ANTONIO CATUSSI; LAZZARI, EDUARDO ALVES; ROCHA, RUDI; Rocha, R.; MASSUDA, ADRIANO; CASTRO, MARCIA C. Health Systems Resilience: is it time to revisit resilience after COVID-19? Social Science & Medicine, v. 320, p. 115716, 2023.

LAZZARI, EDUARDO A; PASCHOALOTTO, MARCO A C; MASSUDA, ADRIANO; ROCHA, RUDI; Rocha, R.; CASTRO, MARCIA C. Social Determinants of Health in Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic: strengths and limitations of emergency responses. Health Affairs Scholar, v. 1, p. 1, 2023.

Rocha, R.; Rachter, L. Eletrificação Rural, Eletrodomésticos e Oferta de Trabalho Feminino: evidência para o Brasil. Revista Brasileira de Economia (impresso), v. 76, p. 92-134, 2022.

Rocha, R.; Sant'Anna, A. A. Winds of Fire and Smoke: air pollution and health in the Brazilian Amazon. World Development, v. 151, p. 105722, 2022.

Costa, F. J. M.; Marcantonio, A.; Rocha, R. Stop Suffering! Economic Downturns and Pentecostal Upsurge. Journal of the European Economic Association, p. 1, 2022.

FERRARI, G.; GIANNICHI, B.; RESENDE, B.; PAIVA, L.; Rocha, R.; FALBEL, F.; Rache, B.; ADAMI, F.; REZENDE, L.F.M. The Economic Burden of Overweight and Obesity in Brazil: perspectives for the Brazilian Unified Health System. Public Health, v. 207, p. 82-87, 2022.

Bastos, L. L. S. ; Aguilar, S. ; Hamacher, S. ; Rocha, R. ; Rache, B. ; Cerbino, J. ; Baiao, F. ; Macaira, P. ; Bozza, F. ; Ranzani, O. Primary Healthcare Protects Vulnerable Populations from Inequity in COVID-19 Vaccination: an ecological analysis of nationwide data from Brazil. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, v. 14, p. 100335, 2022.

MREJEN, MATÍAS ; HONE, THOMAS ; ROCHA, RUDI . Socioeconomic and Racial/ethnic Inequalities in Depression Prevalence and the Treatment Gap in Brazil: a decomposition analysis. SSM-Population Health, v. 20, p. 101266, 2022.

Rocha, R.; Soares, R. ; Szklo, M. American Delusion: life expectancy and welfare in the United States from an international perspective. Journal of Human Capital, p., 2022.

ROCHA, RUDI; ATUN, RIFAT ; MASSUDA, ADRIANO ; RACHE, BEATRIZ ; SPINOLA, PAULA ; NUNES, LETÍCIA ; LAGO, MIGUEL ; CASTRO, MARCIA C. Effect of Socioeconomic Inequalities and Vulnerabilities on Health-system Preparedness and Response to COVID-19 in Brazil: a comprehensive analysis. Lancet Global Health, v. 1, p. 1, 2021.

ROCHA, RUDI; SZKLO, MICHEL . Desigualdade em Gastos Municipais em Saúde no Brasil e Mecanismos Redistributivos: uma análise longitudinal para o período 1998-2018. APS em Revista, v. 3, p. 66-74, 2021.

ROCHA, RUDI; FURTADO, ISABELA ; SPINOLA, PAULA . Financing Needs, Spending Projection, and the Future of Health in Brazil. Health Economics, v. 30, p. 1082-1094, 2021.

SIQUEIRA, MARINA ; COUBE, MAÍRA ; MILLETT, CHRISTOPHER ; ROCHA, RUDI ; HONE, THOMAS . The Impacts of Health Systems Financing Fragmentation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a systematic review protocol. Systematic Reviews, v. 10, p. 1-8, 2021.

MREJEN, MATÍAS ; ROCHA, RUDI ; MILLETT, CHRISTOPHER ; HONE, THOMAS. The Quality of Alternative Models of Primary Health Care and Morbidity and Mortality in Brazil: a national longitudinal analysis. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, v. 1, p. 100034, 2021.

Rocha, R.; Americo, P. Subsidizing Access to Prescription Drugs and Health Outcomes: The Case of Diabetes. Journal of Health Economics, v. 72, p. 102347, 2020.

PAES-SOUSA, RÔMULO ; MILLETT, CHRISTOPHER ; ROCHA, RUDI ; BARRETO, MAURICIO L ; HONE, THOMAS. Science Misuse and Polarised Political Narratives in the COVID-19 Response. LANCET, v. 396, p. 1635-1636, 2020.

Assunção, J.; Gandour, C.; Rocha, R.; Rocha, R. The Effect of Rural Credit on Deforestation: Evidence from the Brazilian Amazon. The Economic Journal, v. 130, p. 290-330, 2020.

CASTRO, MARCIA C; MASSUDA, ADRIANO; ALMEIDA, GISELE; MENEZES-FILHO, NAERCIO AQUINO; ANDRADE, MONICA VIEGAS  DE SOUZA NORONHA, KENYA VALÉRIA MICAELA; ROCHA, RUDI; MACINKO, JAMES; HONE, THOMAS; TASCA, RENATO; GIOVANELLA, LIGIA; MALIK, ANA MARIA; WERNECK, HEITOR; FACHINI, LUIZ AUGUSTO; ATUN, RIFAT. Brazil's Unified Health System: The First 30 Years and Prospects for the Future. The Lancet, v. 394, p. 345-356, 2019.

HONE, THOMAS; MIRELMAN, ANDREW J; RASELLA, DAVIDE; PAES-SOUSA, RÔMULO; BARRETO, MAURICIO L; ROCHA, RUDI; MILLETT, CHRISTOPHER. Effect of Economic Recession and Impact of Health and Social Protection Expenditures on Adult Mortality: A Longitudinal Analysis of 5565 Brazilian Municipalities. The Lancet Global Health, v. 7, p. e1575-e1583, 2019.

Cruz, G. F.; Rocha, R. Efeitos do FUNDEF/B sobre Frequência Escolar, Fluxo Escolar e Trabalho Infantil: Uma Análise com Base nos Censos de 2000 e 2010. Estudos Econômicos (São Paulo. Impresso), v. 48, p. 39-75, 2018.

ROCHA, RUDI; ULYSSEA, GABRIEL; RACHTER, LAÍSA. Do Lower Taxes Reduce Informality? Evidence from Brazil. Journal of Development Economics, v. 134, p. 28-49, 2018.

MONTEIRO, JOANA; ROCHA, RUDI. Drug Battles and School Achievement: Evidence from Rio de Janeiro's Favelas. Review of Economics and Statistics, v. 99, p. 213-228, 2017.

Rocha, R.; Ferraz, C.; Soares, R. Human Capital Persistence and Development. American Economic Journal-Applied Economics, v. 9, p. 105-136, 2017.

Rocha, R.; Fernandes, L. O Impacto das Unidades de Pronto-Atendimento (UPA 24hs) sobre Indicadores de Mortalidade: Evidências para o Rio de Janeiro. Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico (Rio de Janeiro), v. 46, p. 91-109, 2016.

Assunção, J.; Gandour, C.; Rocha, R. Deforestation Slowdown in the Brazilian Amazon: Prices or Policies? Environment and Development Economics (Print), p. 1-26, 2015.

ROCHA, RUDI; SOARES, RODRIGO R. Water Scarcity and Birth Outcomes in the Brazilian Semiarid. Journal of Development Economics, v. 112, p. 72-91, 2015.

Bruce, R.; Rocha, R. A Reação da Elite Política Incumbente na Abertura Democrática Brasileira. Revista de Economia Política (Impresso), v. 35, p. 645-660, 2015.

Helfand, S.; Rocha, R.; Vinhais, H. Pobreza e Desigualdade de Renda no Brasil Rural: Uma Análise da Queda Recente. Pesquisa e Planejamento Econômico (Rio de Janeiro), v. 39, p. 59-80, 2009.

Rocha, R.; Urani, A. Posicionamento Social e a Hipótese da Distribuição de Renda Desconhecida no Brasil: Quão Pobres, Quão Ricos e Quão Desiguais nos Percebemos? Revista de Economia Política, v. 27, p. 595-615, 2007.

Books: 

Fontes, A.; Rocha, R.; Thedim, M. Diagnóstico das Instituições de Microcrédito no Brasil. 1. ed. São Paulo: Peirópolis, 2006. v. 1. 46p .

Wilkinson, J.; Rocha, R.; Fuertes, P. Supermarkets and the Artisanal Fisheries Sector in Latin America. Roma: FAO, 2006. v. 1. 76p .

Book chapters: 

Rocha, R. A Saúde na Década de 2020: navegar é preciso. In: Giambiagi, F.. (Org.). O Futuro do Brasil. 1ed. São Paulo: GEN Atlas, 2020, v. 1, p. 1-.

Rocha, R. A Saúde na Constituição de 1988: 30 Anos de SUS e os Desafios pela Frente. In: Menezes-Filho, N. e A. Souza. (Org.). A Carta. 1ed.São Paulo: Todavia, 2019, v., p. 173-.

Wilkinson, J.; Rocha, R. The Agro-processing Sector: Empirical Overview, Recent Trends and Development Impacts. In: C. Silva; D. Baker; W. Shepherd; S. Miranda-da-Cruz; C. Jenane. (Org.). Agro-industries for Development. Oxford: Cab International, 2009, v., p. -