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On defining and measuring the informal sector [PDF]
A range of alternative empirical definitions of informal activity have been employed in the literature. Choice of definition is often dictated by data availability.
Arabsheibani, G. Reza +2 more
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Migração e Mobilidade Social: revisitando a discussão a partir da Pnad 2014 [PDF]
Blucher Social Sciences Proceedings, 2017 Paulo Jannuzzi +2 more
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Trade Liberalization, Inequality and Poverty in Brazilian States. [PDF]
This paper studies the impact of trade liberalization and international trade on household income inequality and poverty using detailed micro-data across Brazilian states, from 1987 to 2005. Results suggest that Brazilian states that were more exposed to
Castilho, Marta +2 more
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Desigualdade e conjuntura: quatro anos de dados trimestrais da PNAD Contínua (2012-2015)
Brazilian Keynesian Review, 2016 Este pequeno artigo trata da evolução da desigualdade de renda no Brasil entre 2012 e 2015, calculada a partir dos microdados trimestrais da PNAD Contínua e utilizando o índice de Gini. Tal análise possibilita identificar um padrão conjuntural para a trajetória da desigualdade, com aderência ao comportamento do mercado de trabalho na maior parte do ...
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Educational expansion and income distribution. A Micro-Simulation for Ceará [PDF]
Does more education really mean less poverty and less inequality? How much less? What are the transmission mechanisms? This paper presents the results of a micro-simulation exercise for the Brazilian State of Ceará, which suggests that broad-based ...
Francisco H. G. Ferreira +1 more
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Revista Iberoamericana sobre Calidad, Eficacia y Cambio en Educación, 2018 This paper shows the evolution of enrolment in pre-schooland and day-care in Brazil, using data collected by National Housing Surveys conducted by IBGE and School Censuses.
Ruben Klein
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Does trade liberalization always decrease union bargaining power? [PDF]
The theoretical and empirical literature shows that union wages are more responsive to international import competition than nonunion wages, thus reducing unions bargaining power.
Jorge Saba Arbache
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Impactos do estado de saúde sobre os rendimentos individuals no Brasil
Economia Aplicada, 2003 The aim of this paper is to estimate the impact of health conditions on the earnings of Brazilians. We have identified three channels through which health conditions affect workers' earnings: labour force participation, hourly wages and weekly hours ...
Luiz Fernando Alves +1 more
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Fluctuations and persistence in poverty: a transient-chronic decomposition model for pseudo-panel data [PDF]
Although many studies addressed poverty issues, very few of then did analyze the transient or persistent nature of this phenomenon. Encouraged by this lack of dynamic poverty analyses, the objective of this paper is to evaluate which features determine ...
Ana Flávia Machado +2 more
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Conditional cash transfers, schoolingand child labor: micro-simulating bolsa escola [PDF]
Cash transfers targeted to poor people, but conditional on some behavior on their part, such as school attendance or regular visits to health care facilities, are being adopted in a growing number of developing countries.
Francisco H. G. Ferreira +2 more
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