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Dedicated to excellence in economic research and committed to Brazil’s social development
To generate, integrate, and disseminate data-based evidence on public policies, with a focus on prosperity, social mobility, equity, and governmental efficiency.
To become a leading reference in the use of data to address the challenges of inequality, mobility, and taxation, contributing to a more efficient state guided by evidence.
Our values reflect Prospera Lab’s commitment to academic excellence and public impact. We combine scientific rigor and innovation, applying sound methods to generate reliable evidence.
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Prospera Lab is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit research laboratory. Led by Breno Sampaio, Diogo Britto and Alexandre Fonseca, the lab conducts rigorous analyses using large-scale data and collaborates with policymakers to turn evidence into concrete action.
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We combine academic rigor with policy relevance, leveraging unique Brazilian data sets and advanced methods in data science and causal inference.
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Prospera collaborates with researchers from leading institutions worldwide — including Bocconi University, , UC Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University College London, the London School of Economics, and Stanford.
Our work has been supported by cooperation agreements, projects and grants from organizations such as the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Federal Revenue of Brazil, and Brazilian ministries.