PhD in Economics (2003) from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He completed his postdoctoral at Massey University in New Zealand (2007), with CAPES scholarship. Visiting Professor at Newcastle University in England (2012); Consultant to the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, IICA (2009); Visiting Scholar at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (CAPES scholarship) (2019-20); and consultant to the International Institute for Assurance Quality (IAC-CINDA) in Chile (2023). He is currently Full Professor at the Business School of the Pontifical Catholic University, Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Economics at PUCRS and CNPq Researcher. He has experience in agricultural economics and environment, working mainly on the following topics: agribusiness, environmental policies, international trade and regional development. Also, he has International cooperation with the University of Newcastle and the Austral University of Chile
Possui doutorado em Economia (2003) pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Realizou estágio pós-doutoral na Massey University na Nova Zelândia (2007), com bolsa da CAPES; Professor Visitante na Universidade de Newcastle na Inglaterra (2012); consultor do Instituto Interamericano de Cooperacion para la Agricultura, IICA (2009). Pesquisador do CNPq de 2010 a 2016. Pesquisador Visitante Senior na Universidade de Illinois em Urbana-Champaign (bolsa da CAPES), 2019-2020; e consultor do International Institute for Assurance Quality (IAC-CINDA) in Chile (2023). Atualmente é Professor Titular na Escola de Negócios da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Pesquisador do CNPq (bolsista produtividade em pesquisa), coordenador do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia da PUCRS, coordenador do grupo de pesquisa em Economia Rural e Meio Ambiente (GERMA) e Affiliated Researcher at Center for Climate, Regional, Environmental and Trade Economics (CREATE) - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA). Tem experiência na área de economia agrícola e meio ambiente, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: agronegócio, políticas ambientais, comércio internacional e desenvolvimento regional. Cooperação Internacional com a Universidade de Newcastle e com a Universidade Austral de Chile.
