Ana Lucia Kassouf

Ana Kassouf is a full Professor in the Department of Economics at University of Sao Paulo. She teaches Applied Econometrics at undergraduate and graduate levels. She has published extensively in English and in Portuguese on education, child labor, health and social programs in Brazil. She has held three post-doctoral positions, two at the London School of Economics and one in Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota and has served as a consultant several times for the International Labour Organization, Unesco and the World Bank. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1993.

Fields of specialization

Gender & women’s empowerment, Health and nutrition, Education and training, Labour markets and employment, Youth and children

AWARDS AND HONORS

• 2018. Adviser of the awarded undergraduate Monografy XXIII Corecon Award, Corecon.
• 2014. Adviser of the awarded PhD thesis - XVIII Prêmio Tesouro Nacional, Escola de Administração Fazendária (ESAF).
• 2012. Adviser of the awarded Master thesis - Prêmio BNB de Economia Regional, Banco do Nordeste.
• 2012. Adviser of the awarded study in undergraduate. - XVII Prêmio CORECON-SP de Execelência em Economia, Conselho Regional de Economia de São Paulo.
• 2009. XV Brazilian Award of Economics (Cofecon) for the article. “Age-grade distortion is associated with school infrastructure or family characteristics?” São Paulo, SP.
• 2008. First National Award in Studies on Bolsa Familia. Ministry of Social Development. Brasilia.
• Study: Glewwe , P. and A. L. Kassouf. “The Impact of the Bolsa Escola/Familia Conditional Cash Transfer Program on Enrollment, Drop Out Rates and Grade Promotion in Brazil.”
• 2007. XIV Brazilian Award of Economics (Cofecon) for the articles. “Socio-economic determinants of mental health in Brazil, with emphasis on education” and “Economic, social and demographic variables affecting household food consumption in Brazil.” Porto Seguro, BA.
• 2006. XIII Brazilian Award of Economics (Cofecon) for the article. “The Effect of minimum Age Legislation on 14 and 15 years old Brazilian Workers.” Vitória, ES.
• 2004. IPEA 40 years Award for Social Policy Chalenges in Brazil. Article: “The Impact of Bolsa Escola on child labor in Brazil”.
• 1993 "Harald Jensen Award of Excellence for Ph.D. thesis in Agricultural and Applied Economics", University of Minnesota.