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Geweke, John F.; Horowitz, Joel L.; Pesaran, M. Hashem - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

As a unified discipline, econometrics is still relatively young and has been transforming and expanding very rapidly over the past few decades. Major advances have taken place in the analysis of cross sectional data by means of semi-parametric and non-parametric techniques. Heterogeneity of...

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Institutional Development and Colonial Heritage within Brazil

Naritomi, Joana; Soares, Rodrigo R.; Assunção, Juliano J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

This paper analyzes the determinants of local institutions and distribution of political power within a constant 'macro-institutional' setting. We show that characteristics of Brazilian municipalities related to institutional quality and distribution of political power are partly inherited from...

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The Role of "Skill Enhancing Trade" in Brazil: Some Evidence from Microdata

Araújo, Bruno Cesar; Bogliacino, Francesco; Vivarelli, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

Brazil was characterised by a marked process of trade liberalisation in the 1990s, resulting in a dramatic increase in …

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The Effects of the Minimum Wage on Wages, Employment and Prices

Lemos, Sara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004

This paper puts together evidence for the wages, employment and price effects of the minimum wage. This overall picture will help to understand the small employment effects prevalent in the literature in the light of price effects. The data used is an under-explored monthly Brazilian household...

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School Drop-Out and Push-Out Factors in Brazil: The Role of Early Parenthood, Child Labor, and Poverty

Cardoso, Ana Rute; Verner, Dorte - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

surrounding, the shantytowns of Fortaleza, Northeast Brazil. We use an extensive survey addressing risk factors faced by the …

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Financial Dependence, Formal Credit, and Informal Jobs: New Evidence from Brazilian Household Data

Catão, Luis A. V.; Pagés, Carmen; Rosales, Maria Fernanda - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

dependence and a difference-in-differences approach applied to household survey data from Brazil – a large emerging market where …

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Organization and Information in the Fight against Crime: An Evaluation of the Integration of Police Forces in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Soares, Rodrigo R.; Viveiros, Igor - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010

Military Polices in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the context of the IGESP program. The IGESP is based on the …

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Rising Food Prices and Household Welfare: Evidence from Brazil in 2008

Ferreira, Francisco H.G.; Fruttero, Anna; Leite, Phillippe - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011

Food price inflation in Brazil in the twelve months to June 2008 was 18 percent, while overall inflation was 5 … estimate the welfare consequences of these food price increases, and their distribution across households. Because Brazil is a … afforded by increases in two large social assistance benefits, the overall impact of higher food prices in Brazil was U …

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Living on the Edge: Youth Entry, Career and Exit in Drug-Selling Gangs

Carvalho, Leandro; Soares, Rodrigo R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

We use data from a unique survey of members of drug-trafficking gangs in favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to …

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Intrahousehold Bargaining and the Demand for Consumer Durables in Brazil

Fava, Polato e; Claudia, Ana; Arends-Kuenning, Mary P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013

In Brazil, wives do most of the household work. About sixty percent of them also work outside the household, working a … Brazil, despite their potential to save women's time. …

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