Ariel Akerman is a Development Effectiveness Consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank. His research focuses on development economics, agricultural innovation, land use, and deforestation. He earned his PhD in Economics from Boston University in 2025.

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Embrapa seeds
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Public R&D and Brazil’s agricultural revolution

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  • Development & Growth
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  • Productivity and Innovation