Assistant Professor, Monash University

I am an assistant professor (senior lecturer) at the Department of Economics at Monash University. My research interests lie at the intersection of Politics, Environment, and Development Economics. It has been published in journals such as the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, the Review of Economics and Statistics and the Journal of Public Economics. I am a recipient of the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (ARC DECRA) for the period 2026-2028.
I have co-founded Data Basis (Base dos Dados), a nonprofit start-up with the mission to make access to high-quality data universal in Brazil and beyond. We build tools such as a search engine and a public datalake to facilitate data work for academics, journalists, policy makers, companies, and developers.
Affiliations: Data Basis, SoDa Labs, CDES
CV: Vitae, Google Scholar, Github, ORCID
Social Networks: LinkedIn
Email: ricardo.dahis@monash.edu
NOTE: For Data Basis-related issues, please contact the project directly, read the documentation and FAQ, or ask the community on Discord! I may not reply to email about it (why?).
For current and prospective students, RAs, and postdocs: please read this.
PPS Consultations (Monash Only): Schedule here.
Supervision Hours (Monash only): Schedule here.
Open Door (for anyone): Schedule here.
Ice Cream Map: Mapping and reviewing ice cream spots worldwide, one at a time.