Date of birth: 10th July 1954
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Ph.D. on Economics at University College London, 1981-1985.
Senior Researcher at the Research Institute for Applied Economics (IPEA) in Rio de Janeiro
Research Coordinator of Regulatory Instruments in National Policies
Main current research interests: General equilibrium issues of mitigation actions in Brazil with REDD mechanisms, cap&trade instruments and climate related trade barriers.
Professional Background
Lecturer on Economic and Environmental Regulation at IBMEC/RJ.
Former Director of the Ministry of the Environment.
Current Review Editor of IPCC/AR5/WGIIII/ Chapter 15 on “National and Sub-National Policies and Institutions”, former CLA IPCC/AR3/WGIII/Chapter 7 on “Costing”; former member of the UNEP International Working Group on Economic Instruments and of the Economics Task Team of the Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA);
Recent books: Economia Ambiental, FGV Editora, Rio de Janeiro, 2006; Macroeconomic Policies for Sustainable Growth: Analytical Framework and Policy Studies of Brazil and Chile, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, 2006; and Economic Instruments for Water Management: The cases of France, Mexico and Brazil, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, 2004.
Recent articles: Political factors and the efficiency of municipal
expenditure in Brazil, Economia Aplicada, v 13, n°4, 2009; Competitiveness and effectiveness concerns in water charges in Brazil: a first assessment from the Paraíba do Sul river basin, Water Policy 10, n. 6, p. 595-612, 2008; Efficiency and regulation in the sanitation sector in Brazil, Utilities Policy 14, 185-195, 2006; and Analyzing the environmental performance of the Brazilian industrial sector, Ecological Economics 57, 269-281, 2006

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Email: ronaldo.seroa@ipea.gov.br
Address: Av. Pres Antonio Carlos 51, 17 andar, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20020-010, Brazil
Tels: 55-21-35158687 / 97775494

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