André Mancha
JOI Brazil Manager, J-PAL Latin America and the Caribbean
André Mancha is the Manager for the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative Brazil (JOI Brazil) at J-PAL LAC where he coordinates the funding of research projects, and partnerships with the public and private sectors to promote impact evaluation and disseminate evidence from the J-PAL network on labor markets. Before this role, he served as the Senior Associate of the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative Brazil (JOI Brazil | J-PAL).
Prior to joining J-PAL in September 2023, he worked as a part-time professor in the economics department at Insper and as an Economist at Tendências Consultoria, specializing in economic studies and expert opinions. André also has experience as a research assistant at the Center for Applied Science in Public Safety at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (CCAS-FGV).
André has a PhD in Economics at Insper, holds a Master's degree in Economics from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, and completed his Bachelor's degree in Economics at the University of São Paulo. His areas of interest include applied microeconomics, evaluation of public policies, economics of crime, and labor markets.