Pesquisa

• Justus, M., S. M. Arantes, A. C. Gurgel, L. C. Bachion, M. M. R. Moreira, and D. Chiaramonti (2025). Revisiting the Hypothesized Trade-Off Between Food and Fuel: Empirical Evidence From the Case of Brazilian Sugarcane. GCB Bioenergy 17(11) e70085.

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• Aransiola, T. J., Justus, M., & Ceccato, V. A. (2025). Economic growth, income inequality and lethal violence in developed countries. EconomiA, Vol. 26(1), 127–146.

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• Davanzo, E. S., & Justus, M. (2024). Violence, spatial effects, and education: Exploring the relationship between exposure to neighborhood violence and student performance. Urban Review.

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• Geraldini, B., Johansen, I. C., & Justus, M. (2024). Influence of temperature and precipitation on dengue incidence in Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil (2013–2022). Journal of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine, 57(e00710-2024).

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• Justus, M., Bachion, L. C., Arantes, S. M., Moreira, M. M. R., & Rodrigues, L. (2024). Did the entry of the corn ethanol industry in Brazil affect the relationship between domestic and international corn prices? GCB Bioenergy, 16(9), e13181.

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• Conti, T. V., & Justus, M. (2024). Origins of the economic approach to crime and punishment. Review of Law & Economics, 20(2), 203–223.

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• Aransiola, T. J., Justus, M., & Ceccato, V. A. (2023). Space-time dynamics of cargo theft: Evidence from São Paulo, Brazil. Journal of Transportation Security, 16(9).

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• Aransiola, T. J., Justus, M., & Yeung, L. L.-T. (2023). Labor inspections as law enforcement on child labor in Brazil. Economic Analysis of Law Review, 14(1), 23–43.

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• Aransiola, T. J., Ceccato, V. A., & Justus, M. (2022). The commodification of security in Brazil: Urban–rural divide in household adoption of safety protective devices. The Professional Geographer, 74(2), 364–376.

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• Aransiola, T. J., Ceccato, V. A., & Justus, M. (2022). Growth of lethal violence in Brazil 2000–2017: A space-temporal analysis of homicides. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, 38(1), 34–55.

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• Jorge, M. A., & Justus, M. (2021). Economia do Crime no Brasil. Curitiba: CRV. 

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• Aransiola, T. J., Ceccato, V. A., & Justus, M. (2021). The effect of absolute and relative deprivation on homicides in Brazil. Homicide Studies, 25(4), 361–386.

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• Davanzo, E. S., Justus, M., & Ferro, A. R. (2021). Neighborhood and safety perceptions: The urban–rural divide in Brazil. International Criminology, 1(1), 246–261.

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• Castro, T. E., Justus, M., & Kassouf, A. L. (2021). Assessing the impact of public policy on homicide rates in Brazil: The case of PRONASCI program. Criminal Justice Review, 46(4), 495–509.

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• Truzzi, B., Justus, M., Kawamura, H., & Conti, T. V. (2021). The weight of fear of violence in household budgets. Criminal Justice Review, 46(4), 510–523.

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• Justus, M., Hemenway, D., & Miller, M. (2020). The relationship between alcohol consumption and the desire to own a firearm: An empirical study on citizens of São Paulo city, Brazil. Public Health, 179(1), 86–194.

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• Justus, M., Santanna, E. G., Davanzo, E. S., & Moreira, G. C. (2020). Education and smoking behavior in Brazil: Decision to smoke and daily cigarette consumption intensity. Nova Economia, 30(2), 679–700.

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• Aransiola, T. J., & Justus, M. (2020). Evolution of child labor rate in Brazilian states: Policy limits and contradictions. Economia e Sociedade, 29(1), 273–259.

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• Moreira, G. C., Kassouf, A. L., & Justus, M. (2019). The role of social capital in the victimization risk against property: Evidence from Brazil. Economia e Sociedade, 28(2), 563–585.

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• Justus, M., Santanna, E. G., Davanzo, E. S., & Moreira, G. C. (2019). The wage penalty of smoking in Brazil: Evidence from the Special Survey on Tobacco Addiction. Economia Aplicada, 23(2), 127–144.

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• Justus, M., Cerqueira, D., Kahn, T., & Moreira, G. C. (2018). The “São Paulo mystery”: The role of the criminal organization PCC in reducing the homicide in 2000s. EconomiA, 19(2), 201–218.

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• Moreira, G. C., Kassouf, A. L., & Justus, M. (2018). An estimate of the underreporting of violent crimes against property applying stochastic frontier analysis to the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Nova Economia, 28(3), 779–806.

• Aransiola, T. J., & Justus, M. (2018). Child labour hazard on mental health: Evidence from Brazil. Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics, 21(2), 49–58.

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• Justus, M., & Aggio, G. O. (2018). Street protests against Dilma Rousseff's administration and corruption in Brazil: The “higher education effect”. Economic Analysis of Law Review, 9(1), 1–14.

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• Justus, M., Ceccato, V. A., Kahn, T., & Moreira, G. C. (2018). Crime against trading: The case of cargo theft in São Paulo. In V. Ceccato & R. Armitage (Eds.), Retail crime: International evidence and prevention. London: Palgrave Macmillan.

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• Justus, M., & Conti, T. V. (2017). An economic approach on imprisonment of second-instance convicts: The case of Brazil. Economic Analysis of Law Review, 8(1), 277–290.

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• Aransiola, T. J., & Justus, M. (2017). Intergenerational persistence of child labor in Brazil. In N. Tsounis & A. Vlachvei (Eds.), Advances in Panel Data Analysis in Applied Economic Research (Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics), 613–630.

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• Sant’Anna, E. G., Scorzafave, L. G., & Justus, M. (2016). Nonlinear relationship between income, age and criminal victimization in Brazil. EconomiA, 17(2), 185–198.

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• Justus, M., Scorzafave, L. G., & Sant’Anna, E. G. (2016). Crime and victimization in rural Brazil. In J. F. Donnermeyer (Ed.), International Handbook of Rural Criminology. New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis.

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• Justus, M., Kawamura, H. C., & Kassouf, A. L. (2015). What is the best age to enter the labor market in Brazil today? EconomiA, 16(2), 235–249.

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• Scorzafave, L. G., Justus, M., & Shikida, P. F. A. (2015). Safety in the global south: Criminal victimization in Brazilian rural areas. Journal of Rural Studies, 39(1), 247–261.

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• Justus, M., Kahn, T., & Kawamura, H. C. (2015). Relationship between income and repeat criminal victimization in Brazil. EconomiA, 16(3), 295–309.

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• Justus, M., & Scorzafave, L. G. (2014). Underreporting of property crimes: An empirical economic analysis. Economic Analysis of Law Review, 5(2), 271–284.

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• Justus, M., & Kassouf, A. L. (2013). A cointegration analysis of crime, economic activity, and police performance in São Paulo city. Journal of Applied Statistics, 40(10), 2087–2109.

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• Justus, M., & Kassouf, A. L. (2013). Evidence of the effect of wealth observed by criminals on the risk of becoming a victim of property crimes. EconomiA, 14(2), 1–14.

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• Justus, M., Kawamura, H. C., & Kassouf, A. L. (2012). Socioeconomic conditions and risk of mental depression: An empirical analysis in Brazilian citizens. Economics Research International, 2012(1), 1–20.

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• Justus, M., & Kassouf, A. L. (2012). Avaliação de impacto do Estatuto do Desarmamento na criminalidade: Uma abordagem de séries temporais aplicada à cidade de São Paulo. Economic Analysis of Law Review, 3(2), 307–322.

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• Justus, M., & Santos Filho, J. I. (2011). Convergência nas taxas de crimes no território brasileiro. EconomiA, 12(1), 131–147.

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• Kassouf, A. L., & Justus, M. (2011). Child Labour in Brazil: More than 500 Years of National Shame. In K. Lieten & E. V. Meerkerk (Eds.), Child Labour's Global Past, 1650–2000 (pp. 417–434). New York, Oxford: Peter Lang International Academic Publisher.

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• Alonso Filho, J. M. G., & Justus, M. (2010). O que a lei de execução penal prevê versus o que a realidade do sistema prisional permite: Um estudo de caso na 13ª Subdivisão Policial do Estado do Paraná. In B. C. S. Peixe et al. (Eds.), Formulação e gestão de políticas públicas no Paraná: Reflexões, experiências e contribuições (Vol. II, pp. 415–426). UNIOESTE.

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• Justus, M., & Kassouf, A. L. (2010). Trabalho infantil no rural brasileiro: Evidências sobre o paradoxo da riqueza. Economia Aplicada, 14(3), 339–353.

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• Justus, M. (2010). Dinâmica temporal da criminalidade: Mais evidências sobre o efeito inércia nas taxas de crimes letais nos estados brasileiros. EconomiA, 10(1), 169–194. https://www.anpec.org.br/revista/vol10/vol10n1p169_194.pdf

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• Kassouf, A. L., & Justus, M. (2009). The history of child labor in Brazil. In H. D. Hindman (Ed.), The World of Child Labor: An Historical and Regional Survey. New York: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.

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• Justus, M., & Kassouf, A. L. (2008). Existe explicação econômica para o sub-registro de crimes contra a propriedade? Economia Aplicada, 12(1), 5–27. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-80502008000100001

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• Justus, M., & Kassouf, A. L. (2008). Estudos econômicos da criminalidade no Brasil: Evidências e controvérsias. EconomiA, 9(2), 343–372. https://www.anpec.org.br/revista/vol9/vol9n2p343_372.pdf

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• Justus, M., & Kassouf, A. L. (2007). Uma investigação econômica dos efeitos do mercado de drogas ilícitas sobre a criminalidade brasileira. EconomiA, 8(2), 187–210. https://www.anpec.org.br/revista/vol8/vol8n2p187_210.pdf

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• Justus, M., & Kassouf, A. L. (2007). Uma investigação dos determinantes socioeconômicos da depressão mental no Brasil com ênfase nos efeitos da educação. Economia Aplicada, 11(1), 639–660. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-80502007000100001

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• Justus, M., & Guerreiro, E. (2005). Produtividade do trabalho e da terra na agricultura paranaense. Publicatio UEPG, 13(2), 59–78. https://revistas.uepg.br/index.php/sociais/article/view/2781/2066

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• Guerreiro, E., Deiab Junior, R., Samaha, M. J., & Justus, M. (2002). Produtividade na agropecuária paranaense. In M. S. da Cunha, P. F. A. Shikida, & W. F. da Rocha Júnior (Eds.), Agronegócio paranaense: Potencialidade e desafios (Vol. 8, pp. 163–179). Cascavel: EDUNIOESTE.