Áureo de Paula
Biographic Data
| ID | 5739840 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Áureo de Paula |
| GIVEN NAMES | Áureo |
| FAMILY NAME | de Paula |
| SIGNATURE | DE PAULA Á |
| AFFILIATIONS | University College London, São Paulo School of Economics—FGV, CeMMAP and Institute of Fiscal Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3611-3448 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Vog
We pair variation stemming from volcanic eruptions with the census of Hawaii's public schools' student test scores to estimate the impact of and on student performance. Increased particulate pollution decreases test scores. These results are concentrated among schools with the highest long‐term average levels of pollution. The effects of are larger for the poorest pupils by a factor of at least three. We demonstrate that poor air quality dispropo…
The informativeness of estimation moments
This paper introduces measures for how each moment contributes to the precision of parameter estimates in generalized method of moments settings. For example, one of the measures asks what would happen to the variance of the parameter estimates if a particular moment was dropped from the estimation. The measures are all easy to compute. We illustrate the usefulness of the measures through two simple examples as well as an application to a model o…
Risky Sexual Behaviours
High‐risk sexual behaviours are generally unobserved and difficult to identify. In this paper, we investigate the accuracy of two risky‐behaviour measures: biomarkers for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and self‐reported data. We build an epidemiological model to assess the relative performance of biomarkers versus self‐reported data. We then suggest an econometric strategy that combines both types of measures to estimate actual unobserved…
Vog
The negative consequences of long-term exposure to particulate pollution are well established but a number of studies find no effect of short-term exposure on health outcomes. The high correlation of industrial pollutants complicates the estimation of the impact of individual pollutants on health. In this study, we use emissions from Kīlauea volcano, which are uncorrelated with other pollution sources, to estimate the impact of pollutants on loca…
Risky Sexual Behaviours
High‐risk sexual behaviours are generally unobserved and difficult to identify. In this paper, we investigate the accuracy of two risky‐behaviour measures: biomarkers for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and self‐reported data. We build an epidemiological model to assess the relative performance of biomarkers versus self‐reported data. We then suggest an econometric strategy that combines both types of measures to estimate actual unobserved…
Vog
The negative consequences of long-term exposure to particulate pollution are well established but a number of studies find no effect of short-term exposure on health outcomes. The high correlation of industrial pollutants complicates the estimation of the impact of individual pollutants on health. In this study, we use emissions from Kīlauea volcano, which are uncorrelated with other pollution sources, to estimate the impact of pollutants on loca…
Risky Sexual Behaviours
High‐risk sexual behaviours are generally unobserved and difficult to identify. In this paper, we investigate the accuracy of two risky‐behaviour measures: biomarkers for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and self‐reported data. We build an epidemiological model to assess the relative performance of biomarkers versus self‐reported data. We then suggest an econometric strategy that combines both types of measures to estimate actual unobserved…
The informativeness of estimation moments
This paper introduces measures for how each moment contributes to the precision of parameter estimates in generalized method of moments settings. For example, one of the measures asks what would happen to the variance of the parameter estimates if a particular moment was dropped from the estimation. The measures are all easy to compute. We illustrate the usefulness of the measures through two simple examples as well as an application to a model o…
Vog
We pair variation stemming from volcanic eruptions with the census of Hawaii's public schools' student test scores to estimate the impact of and on student performance. Increased particulate pollution decreases test scores. These results are concentrated among schools with the highest long‐term average levels of pollution. The effects of are larger for the poorest pupils by a factor of at least three. We demonstrate that poor air quality dispropo…
Economics (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Statistics (3 works) · Air pollution (2 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (2 works) · Chemistry (2 works) · Econometrics (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works) · Estimation (2 works)