Ana Abras

Ana Abras is an accomplished academic and economist currently serving as a Visiting Scholar at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since January 2023, following a role as an Associate Professor of Economics at Universidade Federal do ABC since September 2015. Ana has held previous positions as a Visiting Scholar at American University, a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Universidade de São Paulo, and a Consultant at The World Bank, where responsibilities included statistical analysis and training government officials. Ana's earlier experience includes serving as an Advisor to the Deputy Secretary at Ministério da Fazenda - Receita Federal and working as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Maryland. Ana holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Maryland, an M.Sc. in Economics from the University of São Paulo, and a B.Sc. in Economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais.