Henrique Pita Barros

Hi, welcome to my personal website! 

I am an Assistant Professor (Professor Auxiliar) at the Department of Economics of ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics & Management, University of Lisbon. 

I graduated from Brown University with a PhD in Economics in 2024.  My work studies how the disruption caused by migration, forced displacement and conflict affects human behavior. I specialize in designing and leading field experiments and collecting data in hard-to-reach, conflict-affected areas.

I am leading several field experiments in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, focusing on the socioeconomic integration of internally displaced persons amid the ongoing conflict affecting the region. My work is being supported by , J-PAL CVI, IPA / J-PAL  DLI and UNU-WIDER. My research has been featured in the World Bank Development Impact Blog, newspaper Expresso (in Portuguese) and Voice of America (TV interview in Portuguese).

I am also a Visiting Assistant Professor of Research at Brown University, and I have done consulting work for UNU-WIDER.

E-mails: pitabarros@iseg.ulisboa.pt or henrique_pita_barros@brown.edu