Curriculum Vitae (Short)

## Profile UNICEF Chief Statistician and Deputy Director (Data & Analytics). Development economist with 20+ years leading statistical systems and policy analytics at UNICEF and the World Bank, spanning poverty measurement, education assessment, SDG monitoring, and large-scale data harmonization.

• Led multi-unit data and analytics functions across domains including population, education, poverty, nutrition, health, WASH, child protection, climate, frontier data, and survey methods.
• Co-developed the World Bank Learning Poverty measure and contributed to scaling comparable learning outcomes metrics across countries.

## Work Experience## Education

• PhD in Economics, University of Newcastle (Newcastle, United Kingdom), 2006.
• MSc in Economics, Universidade Federal Fluminense (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), 2001.
• BA in Economics, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), 1998.

## Selected Publications

Google Scholar: 5537 citations • h-index: 28 • i10-index: 60 • RePEc: 32319 downloads. Full list: Google Scholar | RePEc/IDEAS

### Journal Articles

• Azevedo, João Pedro, Banerjee, Anshu, Wilmoth, John, Fu, Haishan, You, Danzhen (2024). "Hard truths about under-5 mortality: call for urgent global action." The Lancet. doi
• Strong, Kathleen, You, Danzhen, Banerjee, Anshu, Azevedo, João Pedro (2024). "Global health estimates should be more responsive to country needs." The Lancet. doi
• Hasan, Amer, Azevedo, João Pedro, Goldemberg, Diana, Geven, Koen, Iqbal, Syedah Aroob (2021). "Simulating the Potential Impacts of COVID-19 School Closures on Schooling and Learning Outcomes." The World Bank Research Observer, 36(1), 1-40. doi
• Pushparatnam, Aparajita, Luna Bazaldua, Daniela A., Holla, Alaka, Azevedo, João Pedro, Clarke, Michael, Devercelli, Ana (2021). "Measuring Early Childhood Development Among 4-6 Year Olds: The Identification of Psychometrically Robust Items Across Diverse Contexts." Frontiers in Public Health. doi
• Castañeda, Andrés, Doan, Dung, Newhouse, David, Nguyen, Minh Cong, Uematsu, Hiroki, Azevedo, João Pedro (2018). "A New Profile of the Global Poor." World Development, 101, 250-267. doi
• Andalón, Mabel, Azevedo, João Pedro, Rodríguez-Castelán, Carlos, Sanfelice, Viviane, Valderrama-González, Daniel (2016). "Weather Shocks and Health at Birth in Colombia." World Development, 82, 69-82. doi
• Azevedo, João Pedro, Batista, Jorge Chami (2002). "El TLC y las Pérdidas de Mercado de Brasil en los Estados Unidos, 1992-2001." Revista de la CEPAL, 78, 167-182.
• Azevedo, João Pedro, Batista, Jorge Chami (1999). "O Desempenho das Exportações Brasileiras no Comércio Internacional de Mercadorias: Uma Aplicação do Modelo Constant Market-Share." Jornal dos Economistas(127).

### Software

• Azevedo, João Pedro (2011). GRQREG: Stata module to graph the coefficients of a quantile regression. Statistical Software Components, Boston College. (24 citations)
• Azevedo, João Pedro (2026). WBOPENDATA: Stata module to access World Bank databases. Statistical Software Components, Boston College. (15 citations)
• Azevedo, João Pedro (2019). ADECOMP: ADECOMP: Stata module to estimate Shapley Decomposition by Components of a Welfare Measure. Statistical Software Components, Boston College. (13 citations)
• Azevedo, João Pedro (2011). HOI: Stata module to compute Human Opportunity Index. Statistical Software Components, Boston College. (9 citations)

## Service and Leadership

• Co-Lead, Global Solution Group on Welfare Measurement and Statistical Capacity (World Bank)
• Co-Lead, Data for Goals Initiative (World Bank)
• Education Statistics Coordinator, Education Global Practice (World Bank)
• Reviewer, World Development, Journal of Development Economics, World Bank Research Observer

## Selected Talks

• Webinar: Effective Reading Instruction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: What the Evidence Shows (2025) — Panelist: "GEEAP-endorsed literacy report global launch panel discussion"
• ADEA Triennale 2025 (2025) — Panelist: "Measurement in Foundational Learning in Africa"
• ARFSD-11 Side Event (2025) — Speaker: "The State of African Children: Harnessing Data for Policy Action and SDG Acceleration"
• CIES 2025 (2025) — Presenter: "Digital tools and data-driven approaches in foundational learning"
• UN56SC Side Event: Africa Expert Group on Child-and Adolescent-Related Statistics (2025) — Organizer: "Establishing an Africa expert group on child-related statistics"

## Technical Skills

Statistical programming (Stata, R, Python, SQL), SDMX/REST APIs, LLM-assisted analysis, reproducible pipelines. Core methods: econometrics, survey design, small area estimation, poverty mapping. Languages: Portuguese (native), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent).