Pedro is currently working on several projects related to the economics of HIV/AIDS. He constructs macroeconomic models to investigate the relationship between socioeconomic characteristics, economic growth, and HIV prevalence. In one of his most recent projects, Pedro is constructing a life-cycle model to investigate possible deterrence effects of a life insurance policy on HIV prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa. As an applied econometrician, Pedro is also interested in empirical investigations in various other fields of economics, such as: the economics of higher education.