Rodrigo is a Ph.D. fellow at the United Nations University (UNU-MERIT) and the University of Campinas. He holds a bachelor's degree in Economics (Magna Cum Laude) from the Federal University of Ceará and a Master's degree in Science and Technology Policy from the University of Campinas, Brazil. His research interests encompass the economics of science, international scientific mobility, scientometrics, social network analysis, and science and technology policy. During his Ph.D., Rodrigo has tutored public policy and innovation courses at UNU-MERIT and Maastricht University. He has also worked on an international scientific mobility project sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). 

	Selected publications by Rodrigo Ito
UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Ito, Rodrigo, Diego Chavarro, Tommaso Ciarli, Robin Cowan & Fabiana Visentin, 2024, From drains to bridges: The role of internationally mobile PhD students in linking non-mobile with foreign scientists, UNU-MERIT Working Paper 2024-009
External working papers
Ito, Rodrigo, Diego Chavarro, Tommaso Ciarli, Robin Cowan & Fabiana Visentin, 2024, Connecting the Dots: The Role of Internationally Mobile Scientists in Linking Nonmobile Scientists With Foreign Scientists, IDB Working Paper Series 1544, More information