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Danilo FreireVisiting Assistant Professor
Biography
Prior to joining the Department of Data & Decision Sciences, Danilo Freire served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University and as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Lincoln.
Education
- PhD, Political Economy, King's College London
- MA, International Relations, Graduate Institute Geneva
- MA, Political Science, University of São Paulo
Research
Danilo's research focuses on the challenges developing countries face in solving collective action problems and reducing political violence. He is particularly interested in public service delivery, accountability, private governance, and state violence. Most of Danilo's work centres on Latin America, where he uses various methods including survey and field experiments, machine learning, and administrative data analysis.
Teaching
- Fall - DATASCI 151: Intro to Stat Computing II, DATASCI 350: Data Science Computing
- Spring - DATASCI 350, DATASCI 385 Topics: Experimental Analysis, and DATASCI 531: Computing II
