Former Master's students accepted into PhD Programs abroad

Since the first master’s dissertation was defended in 1981, 244 graduates of the Graduate Program have been accepted into PhD programs abroad, almost always at top-tier institutions. The increasingly strong performance of our alumni in these universities has helped reinforce the Department’s reputation as a center of excellence.

Over the past five years, 51 students — representing 71% of those who completed the Master’s program between 2020 and 2025 — have been admitted to PhD programs abroad.

In the “By Year” list, alumni names are ordered according to the year they were accepted into their doctoral programs.

An asterisk (*) identifies those who received scholarships from the institutions where they were admitted.

UniversityAlumni Accepted
Princeton University24
University of California, Berkeley19
Stanford University18
London School of Economics18
University of Chicago17
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - M.I.T.14
Harvard University11
New York University11
Yale University10
University of Minnesota10
University of California, Los Angeles9
Northwestern University9
University of Pennsylvania6
University of Wisconsin6
University of British Columbia6
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign4
Paris School of Economics4
University of Maryland4
University of California, San Diego4
Columbia University4
Universitat Pompeu Fabra4
Toulouse School of Economics3
Oxford University3
Duke University3
Cambridge University2
Cornell University2
University College London2
University of Michigan2
Boston University2
Brown University2
Outras11
Total244

2025

  • Arthur Maurício Rodrigues - University of Wisconsin*
  • Bruno Duarte - University of Minnesota*
  • Francesco Brandão Ferreira de Carli - Princeton University*
  • Gabriel Thomas Lemos - MIT Sloan*
  • Igor Rigolon La-Cava Veiga - Columbia University*
  • João Batista Leal Filho - MIT Sloan*
  • Luiz Bines - Universitat Pompeu Fabra*
  • Pedro D’Angelo - University College London*
  • Rosália de Azevedo Kjaer - University of Minnesota, Carlson*
  • Samuel Efraim - University of Michigan*
  • Tiago Cytryn Collett Solberg - University of Minnesota*

2024

  • Bernardo Duque - Brown University*
  • Bruno Daré - Stanford University*
  • Carlos Alberto Belchior - Stanford University*
  • Fernando Luiz Macedo Cardoso - Universitat Pompeo Fabra*
  • Guilherme Luz - UCLA, Anderson School of Management*
  • Karolina Staniczek Andrade - Yale University*
  • Marina Perrupato Mendonça - UC San Diego*
  • Matheus Franciscão - Princeton University*
  • Natália Corado - University of Chicago, Chicago Booth School of Business*
  • Rafael Lincoln Pereira Mattos - New York University*

2023

  • Davi Prado Novais Moura - London School of Economics*
  • Eduardo Fagundes de Carvalho - Universitat Pompeu Fabra*
  • Gabriel Gonçalves dos Santos - Universitat Pompeu Fabra*
  • Guilherme Noronha Jardim - Yale University*
  • Henrique Rodrigues da Mota - University of Chicago*
  • Lucas Maneschy Ferreira - University of Minnesota*
  • Maria Mittelbach Santos - Boston University*
  • Rafael Lima da Fonseca - University of Minnesota*
  • Thomás Gleizer Feibert - New York University*
  • Vitor Henrique von Ungern-Sternberg - Northwestern University*

2022

  • Alison Farias - University of Southern California*
  • André Alcântara Pereira - Princeton University*
  • Daniel Coutinho - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill*
  • Jonas Gouveia Maia - University of Minnesota*
  • Lia Kale - University of British Columbia*
  • Manuela Mesquita de Magalhães - Stanford University*
  • Maria Oaquim - Princeton University*
  • Pedro Braga Soares - Northwestern University*
  • Rafael Alves - Duke University, Fuqua School of Business*
  • Robert Pablo Urbina - UCLA*
  • Victor Matta - Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management*
  • Wallace de Jesus Inocencio - London School of Economics*

2021

  • Arthur Bouchardet - Brown University*
  • Arthur Carvalho Brito - Duke University*
  • Beatriz Ribeiro - London School of Economics*
  • Davi Doneda - University of Wisconsin-Madison*
  • Eduardo Leitner - UC San Diego*
  • Lisa Beihy Pacheco - London School of Economics*
  • Luiz Guilherme Carpizo - Stanford University*
  • Mateus Morais - London School of Economics*

2020

  • Alex Avelino Carrasco Martinez - MIT*
  • Bernardo Barboza Ribeiro - University of British Columbia*
  • Carlos Henrique Gomes de Brito - UC Davis*
  • Gabriel Anesi S. Granato Ferreira - UC Berkeley Haas School of Business*
  • Luiza Kunz Aires - London School of Economics*
  • Marcus Vinícius F. G. de Castro - London School of Economics*
  • Roberta Souza Costa Olivieri - Cornell University*
  • Roberto Simonelli Lee - Yale University*

2019

  • Júlio Alencastro Mereb - University of Wisconsin-Madison*
  • Leandro de Miranda Gomes - Yale School of Management*
  • Marcelo Moura Jardim Teixeira Sena - Stanford University*
  • Caterina Soto Vieira - London School of Economics*
  • Cézar Augusto Mendonça Zambrano - New York University*
  • Marcela Carvalho Ferreira de Mello - Harvard Business School*
  • Matheus Almeida Dalalana D’Amico - University of Rochester Finance*
  • Pedro Kenzo de Alencar Ohi - Northwestern University*
  • Roberta Beck Tabajara - Columbia University*

2018

  • Lucas Ferreira Mation - University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy Studies*
  • Roberto Hsu Rocha - University of California, Berkeley*
  • Fernando Martins Secco Luci - University of British Columbia*
  • Alvaro Cox Lescano - Yale University*
  • Bernardo Carvalho Ribeiro - Yale University*
  • Guilherme Neves Silveira - Boston University*
  • Rodolfo Dinis Rigato - Harvard University*

2017

  • Felipe Ruiz Mazin - University of Pennsylvania
  • Bianca Ravani Cecato - University of British Columbia*
  • Gustavo Tovar Albuquerque - University of British Columbia*
  • André Sztutman - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)*
  • Matheus de Barros Santa Lucci e Silva - New York University*
  • Ana Beatriz Pousada - Stanford University*
  • Marina Villas Boas Dias - University of California, Berkeley*
  • Marcos Kiehl Sonnervig - New York University*
  • Pedro Martins Pessoa - University of British Columbia*

2016

  • Pedro Bessone Tepedino - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)*
  • Tomas Guanzirolli - U.C.L.A.*
  • Carlos Antonio Burga Idrogo - Princeton University*
  • Thiago de Gouvêa Scot de Arruda - University of California, Berkeley (Haas)*
  • Vinicius de Oliveira Botelho - University of Minnesota*

2015

  • Pedro Tanure Veloso - University of Minnesota*
  • Vitoria Rabello de Castro - University of Minnesota*
  • Cauê de Castro Dobbin - Stanford University*
  • Carlos Eduardo Sant’Anna Varjão - Stanford GSB (Political Economics)*
  • Josue Cox Lescano - New York University*
  • Tiago Tavares Flórido - Harvard Business School (Business Economics)*
  • Ricardo Dahis - Northwestern University*

2014

  • Eduardo Pinheiro Fraga - Yale*
  • Felipe Alduino Alves - NYU Stern*
  • Gustavo Passareli Giroud Joaquim - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)*
  • Murilo Ramos Rodrigues de Paula - University of California, Berkeley*

2013

  • Daniel Haanwinckel Junqueira - University of California, Berkeley*
  • Caio Waisman - Stanford University*
  • Daniel Veloso - University of Wisconsin, Madison*

2012

  • Gabriel Buchbinder - Princeton University*
  • Juan Rios Rivera - Stanford University*
  • Pavel Coronado - University of Maryland*

2011

  • Rodrigo Rodrigues Adão - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)*
  • Michel Dummar Azulai - London School of Economics*
  • Breno de Castro Vieira - Stanford Graduate School of Business (Economics)*
  • Diana Moreira - Harvard Business School*
  • Guilherme Lichand - Harvard University, Political Economy and Government*

2010

  • Samer Shousha - Columbia University*
  • Bernard Herskovic - New York University*
  • Tiago de Brito Caruso - University of California, Los Angeles*

2009

  • Bruno Ottoni - University of Maryland*
  • Gabriel Buchmann - University of California, Los Angeles*
  • Vitor Azevedo Pereira - University of Maryland*
  • Johann Burnett - Yale University*
  • João Paulo Cordeiro de N. Pessoa - London School of Economics*
  • Tarso Mori Madeira - University of California, Berkeley*
  • Pedro Franco de Campos Pinto - London School of Economics
  • Pedro Carvalho L. de Souza - London School of Economics

2008

  • Joana Naritomi - Harvard University*
  • Vivian Figer - New York University*
  • Thiago Revil Teixeira Ferreira - Northwestern University
  • Diogo Faria Domingues Palhares - University of Chicago*
  • Breno Gomide Braga - University of Michigan*
  • Diogo Abry Guillen - Princeton University*
  • Juliana Terreiro Salomão - Stanford University*
  • Fabrício Ribeiro Rodrigues D’Almeida - University of Illinois*

2007

  • Gabriel Lopes Ulyssea - University of Chicago
  • Bernardo Santos da Silveira - New York University*
  • Marcel Scharth Figueiredo Pinto - Tinbergen Institute*
  • Edson Roberto Severnini - University of California, Berkeley*
  • Antonio Carlos de Azevedo Sodré - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)*
  • Nelson Camanho da Costa Neto - London School of Economics*

2006

  • Bruno Ferman - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)*
  • Eduardo Zilberman - New York University*
  • Ricardo Fibe Gambirasio - Princeton University*
  • Alan Seixas Bello Moreira - University of Chicago*

2005

  • Felipe Tamega Fernandes - London School of Economics
  • Klênio de Souza Barbosa - Université de Toulouse
  • Cecilia Caraciki Muruci Machado - Columbia University*
  • Renato Dias de Brito Gomes - Northwestern University*
  • Tiago Couto Berriel - Princeton University*
  • Daniel Ferreira Lima - University of California, San Diego

2004

  • Daniel Ribeiro de Souza Carvalho - Harvard University*
  • Fernanda Feitosa Nechio - Princeton University*
  • Silvia Helena Barcellos - Princeton University*
  • Leandro Siqueira Carvalho - Princeton University*
  • Juliana Dutra Pessoa Araújo - University of Maryland*
  • Renata Del Tedesco Narita - University College London
  • Gabriela Bertol - London School of Economics*

2003

  • Priscilla Yung Medeiros - Northwestern University*
  • Anna Risi Vianna Crespo - Princeton University*
  • Roberto Benjamim Pinheiro - University of Pennsylvania*
  • Cristine Campos de Xavier Pinto - University of California, Berkeley

2002

  • Carlos Viana de Carvalho - Princeton University*
  • Paulo Guilherme Moreira Mello Filho - University of California, Los Angeles
  • Daniel Santos - University of Chicago
  • Pedro Garcia Duarte - Duke University
  • Filipe Robin Campante - Harvard University*

2001

  • Felipe Monteiro de Salles - London School of Economics
  • Pedro Calhman de Miranda - Stanford University*
  • Thomas Yen Hon Wu - Princeton University*
  • Maria José Salgado - Northwestern University

2000

  • Vinícius do Nascimento Carrasco - Stanford University*
  • Luiz Fernando Rangel - Université de Toulouse
  • Marcelo Ferreira Motta Rezende - University of Chicago
  • Áureo Nilo de Paula Neto - Princeton University*
  • Rodrigo Paiva Guimarães - Princeton University*

1999

  • Alexandre Soriano de Alencar - University of California, Los Angeles
  • Sérgio Pinheiro Firpo - University of California, Berkeley
  • Marcos de Almeida Rangel - University of California, Los Angeles
  • José Gustavo Féres - Université de Toulouse
  • Marcelo Albuquerque Pinheiro - Princeton University*
  • João Manoel Pinho de Mello - Stanford University*

1998

  • Pedro Jobim Alves Ferreira - University of Chicago
  • Patricia Oberlaender Pierrotti - University of Chicago
  • Fernanda Torós - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • Joana Bentes Meyer - Stanford University*
  • Rodrigo Mendes Pereira - Cornell University

1997

  • Rodrigo Reis Soares - University of Chicago
  • Bernardo Soares Blum - University of California, Los Angeles
  • Alexandre de Medeiros e Albuquerque Barcinski - University of Chicago
  • Leonardo Bandeira Rezende - Stanford University*
  • Luis Fernando Oliveira de Araújo - University of Pennsylvania
  • Emanuel Augusto Rodrigues Ornelas - University of Wisconsin

1996

  • Gastão de Souza Mello Valente - Université de Montréal
  • Monica Tavares Pinto Baumgarten - London School of Economics
  • Marcelo Jovita Moreira - University of California, Berkeley
  • Daniel Bernardo Soares Ferreira - University of Chicago
  • Luiz Eduardo Miranda Cruz - University of California, Berkeley

1995

  • Heitor Vieira de Almeida Netto - University of Chicago
  • Marcelo de Albuquerque Mello - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

1994

  • Sérgio Guimarães Ferreira - University of Wisconsin
  • Eduardo Henrique de Mello Motta Loyo - Princeton University
  • Arilton Carlos Campanharo Teixeira - University of Minnesota

1993

  • André Arruda Villela - London School of Economics
  • Fernando Augusto Adeodato Velloso - University of Chicago
  • Marcos Antonio Coutinho da Silveira - Harvard University
  • Luis Fernando Cerqueira Fonseca - McGill University

1992

  • Mário Magalhães Mesquita - Oxford University
  • Eduardo de Carvalho Andrade - University of Chicago
  • Eduardo Pedral Sampaio Fiuza - Yale University

1991

  • José Carlos dos Reis Carvalho - Yale University
  • Ilan Goldfajn - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
  • Nilson Teixeira - University of Pennsylvania
  • Luciana Bezerra Oliveira - Harvard University
  • Nilton Deodoro Moreira Cardoso Jr. - DELTA, Paris
  • Wasmália Socorro Bivar - Università Bocconi

1990

  • Maria Cristina Trindade Terra - Princeton University
  • Marcelo de Moura Estevão Filho - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
  • Sonia Villela Olinto - University of Chicago

1989

  • Mauro Boianovsky - Cambridge University
  • Marcelo Cortes Neri - Princeton University
  • Renato Fonseca - University of California, Berkeley
  • Sheila Najberg - University of California, San Diego
  • Marcelo Rezende de Mendonça e Silva - Oxford University

1988

  • Marcelo Savino Portugal - University of Warwick
  • Gustavo Mauricio Gonzaga - University of California, Berkeley
  • Walter Novaes Filho - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
  • Pedro Cavalcanti Gomes Ferreira - University of Pennsylvania
  • Alberto Octavio Espejo Ortega - University of California, Berkeley
  • Roberto Magno Iglesias - Oxford University

1987

  • João Victor Issler - University of California, San Diego
  • Cláudio Ribas Visconti - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
  • Márcio Gomes Pinto Garcia - Stanford University
  • Patrícia Carlos de Andrade - University of Pennsylvania
  • Afonso Sant’Anna Bevilaqua - University of California, Berkeley
  • André Gualtiero Urani - DELTA, Paris
  • Antonio Carlos Fiorencio Cunha - DELTA, Paris

1986

  • Ana Dolores Moura Carneiro Novaes - University of California, Berkeley
  • Demósthenes Madureira do Pinho Netto - University of California, Berkeley
  • José Gerardo Traslosheros Hernandez - Rutgers University
  • Marco Antonio Bonomo - Princeton University
  • Maria Bernadette Sarmiento Gutierrez - Cambridge University

1981-85

  • Armínio Fraga Neto - Princeton University
  • Pedro Luiz Bodin de Moraes - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
  • Marta Pinheiro Castelo Branco - Princeton University
  • Elena Landau - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.)
  • Gustavo Henrique Barroso Franco - Harvard University
  • Wagner Leal Arienti - University of Essex
  • Carlos Winograd - DELTA, Paris