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Marcelo Jorge de Paula Paixão studies race relations and inequalities in Brazil and Latin American. He makes sense of statistics of race, ethnic, and gender inequality by investigating public policies issues, models of socioeconomic development and the labor market.

He is in the process of writing his ninth book, titled "Quinientos años de soledad: estúdios sobre las desigualdades raciales en Brasil," published by the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.

Ph.D. in Sociology, Instituto Universitário de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro (IUPERJ), Brazil, 2005

M.S. in Production Engineering, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, 1994

B.A. in Economic Sciences, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, 1989

Race relations and inequalities in Brazil and Latin American; public policies issues and monitoring; models of socioeconomic development; labor market; statistics of race, ethnic, and gender inequality

Member, Brazil Center Committee, Teresa Lozano Long Institute for Latin America Research (LLILAS), University of Texas at Austin (2015)

Advisor, Bryce Wood Book Award Committee, LASA (2015)

Co-chair, Program Track "Economics and Social Policies", LASA (2015)

Advisor, Editorial Board, Núcleo de Estudos Indigenas e Afrobrasileiros, Universidade Estadual de Maringá (Paraná) (2013)

Member, Editorial Committee, Brazilian Human Development Report, United Nations Development Program (2004 - 2005)

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