Publications
Barros, H. (2026). Short-lived persuasion from campaign rallies: Evidence from the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Research & Politics, 13(2).
Barros, H. P. (2025). The power of dialogue: Forced displacement and social integration amid an Islamist insurgency in Mozambique. Journal of Development Economics, 174, 103457.
Working Papers
Funding: International Growth Centre, J-PAL CVI and Governance Initiative.
(Joint with Margherita Bove, Rute Caeiro, Sam Jones and Patrícia Justino)
Funding: UNU-WIDER; UK Economic and Social Research Council.
Work in Progress
FinLitMoz - Financial Literacy and Resilience in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
(Joint with Sam Jones and Patrícia Justino)
Status: in the field.
Funding: UNU-WIDER / Inclusive Growth in Mozambique.
Peace Dialogues and Inter-Group Contact to Build Resilience Against Political Violence
(Joint with Félix Mambo, Mark Treurniet and Maarten Voors)
Status: in the field.
Funding: J-PAL Crime and Violence Initiative, Dutch Research Council (NWO).
Implementing Partner: Tearfund.
Can Public Service Provision Enhance Social Cohesion and Mitigate Conflict? Evidence from a Large-Scale Radio-Based Educational Intervention amid an Active Insurgency in Mozambique
(Joint with Patrícia Justino)
Status: baseline data colleted. Intervention being implemented.
Funding: UNU-WIDER / Inclusive Growth in Mozambique.
Implementing Partner: Helpo ONGD.
Status: Data collected. First draft being written.
Funding: International Growth Centre, UNU-WIDER, J-PAL / IPA Displaced Livelihoods Initiative
The Legacy of Conflict on Socioeconomic Dynamics and Human Behavior: Evidence from Portugal’s Veterans of War
(Joint with Luciano Amaral, João Cancela, João Pereira dos Santos and José Tavares)
Status: in the field.
Funding: Portugal's Science Foundation (FCT).
Implementing Partner: Liga dos Combatentes (Portugal's veterans association)
Status: first draft written.
Funding: Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD).
Status: data collected.
Funding: Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD).