Helena Zahar

Helena Zahar is a researcher at the Instituto Brasileiro de Economia da Fundação Getulio Vargas (Ibre/FGV), focusing on labor market dynamics and the impact of economic policies on employment in Brazil. She was recently in the news for co-authoring a study that highlighted the adverse effects of the recent U.S. tariff increases on Brazilian exporters, which have led to significant job losses in several sectors.