Maira Emy Reimão is a postdoctoral fellow at Yale University and with Evidence Action. Her current research investigates the impact of seasonal migration on social and gender norms, as well as on long-term migration decisions. 

Maira holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California – Davis, where she focused on development and public economics, as well as an M.Phil. in Development Studies from the University of Oxford and a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.