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Viviane Sanfelice joined Temple in 2019. She earned a BA in Applied Mathematics from the Universidade de São Paulo, an MA in Economics from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Rochester. Before starting her doctoral studies, she worked at the World Bank as a junior professor associate. Her research lies on the broad field of applied microeconomics. Within this field she studies topics in urban, public, and development economics. Her research has appeared in such journals as the Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organizations and Health Economics.