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Fiscal policy and income redistribution in Latin America: Challenging the conventional wisdom [PDF]

Conventional wisdom states that fiscal policy redistributes little in Latin America. Lower tax revenues and – above all – lower and less progressive transfers have been identified as the main cause.
Nora Lustig
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Inequities in COVID-19 morbidity in Brazil: the influence of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and preexisting health conditions. [PDF]

Rev Bras Epidemiol
Szwarcwald CL, Malta DC, Almeida WDS, Souza Júnior PRB, Damacena GN, Gomes CS, Castilho EA.   +6 more
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Linkages between Pro-Poor Growth, Social Programmes and Labour Market: The Recent Brazilian Experience [PDF]

This paper analyses the relationship between growth patterns, poverty, and inequality in Brazil during its globalization process, focusing on the role played by the labour market and social programmes.
Kakwani, Nanak, Neri, Marcelo, Son, Hyun H.   +2 more
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Locomotion difficulty and need for home care: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]

Rev Saude Publica
Linhares RDS, Thumé E, Carrett MLV, Fantinel EJ, Cesar MADC, Tomasi E.   +5 more
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"It is the economy, companheiro!": an empirical analysis of Lula's re-election based on municipal data [PDF]

This paper discusses the reasons that led to the Lula's 2006 re-election. Spatial analysis methods revealed that, contrary to 2002, the President had more votes in less developed municipalities of Brazil.
Andre Carraro, Ari Francisco de Araujo Jr., Claudio Djissey Shikida, Leonardo Monteiro Monasterio, Otávio Menezes Damé   +4 more
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[Generational differences in food consumption among Brazilian adults born between 1928 and 1988]. [PDF]

Cad Saude Publica
Azevedo CV, Bezerra IN, Vasconcelos TM.
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Temporal trends and regional clusters of tuberculosis-HIV coinfection outcomes in Brazil. [PDF]

Rev Saude Publica
Lima LV, Pavinati G, Valdivia-Rojas YL, Silva Júnior JNB, Sato APS, Diaz-Quijano FA, Santos VS, Magnabosco GT.   +7 more
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Targeting the Poor: A Macroeconomic Analysis of Cash Transfer Programs [PDF]

This paper introduces cash transfers targeting the poor in an incomplete marketsmodel with heterogeneous agents facing idiosyncratic risk. These transfers change thedegree of insurance in the economy and a ect precautionary motives asymmetrically,leading
Berriel, Tiago C., Zilberman, Eduardo
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Purchase of food from the new staple food basket in low-income Brazilian households. [PDF]

Rev Saude Publica
Silva MALD, Rodrigues LB, Brito SA, Lage LG, Louzada MLDC.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Measuring the Contribution of Social Policies to Regional Inequality Dynamic in Brazil [PDF]

We decompose the recent changes in regional inequality in Brazil into its components, highlighting the role of spatially blind social programs. We aggregate personal income micro data to the state level, differentiating 9 income sources, and assess the ...
Carlos Azzoni, Raul Silveira Neto
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