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Prognosekrise: Warum weniger manchmal mehr ist
Zimmermann, Klaus F. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
Angesichts der gegenwärtigen Finanzmarkt- und Wirtschaftskrise überbieten sich die Anbieter von Prognosen derzeit in immer neuen Schreckenszenarien und pessimistischen Konjunkturvorhersagen. Prognosen beeinflussen Verhalten und Stimmungen und sind deshalb in Krisenzeiten von besonderer...
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Industrialization Lessons from BRICS: A Comparative Analysis
Naudé, Wim; Szirmai, Adam; Lavopa, Alejandro - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS). We contribute to addressing this gap by exploring the patterns of … de-industrialization (Brazil, Russia and South Africa). China is the only country where an expanding manufacturing sector …
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Spillovers from Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Bolsa Família and Crime in Urban Brazil
Chioda, Laura; Mello, João M. P. de; Soares, Rodrigo R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
combining detailed school characteristics with time and geo-referenced crime information from the city of São Paulo, Brazil, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009652098
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Access to Justice and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Brazil's Special Civil Tribunals
Lichand, Guilherme; Soares, Rodrigo R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Entrepreneurship is usually identified as an important determinant of aggregate productivity and long-term growth. The determinants of entrepreneurship, nevertheless, are not entirely understood. A recent literature has linked entrepreneurship to the development of the justice system. This paper...
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The Use of Violence in Illegal Markets: Evidence from Mahogany Trade in the Brazilian Amazon
Chimeli, Ariaster B.; Soares, Rodrigo R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
first piece of evidence on the causal effect of illegality on systemic violence. Brazil has historically been the main world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009283573
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Are Wage and Employment Effects Robust to Alternative Minimum Wage Variables?
Lemos, Sara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
A national minimum wage cannot explain variation in wages or employment across regions. Identification of the effect of the minimum wage separately from the effect of other variables on wages or employment requires regional variation. Many minimum wage variables with regional variation have been...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761644
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Household Choices of Child Labor and Schooling: A Simple Model with Application to Brazil
Kruger, Diana; Soares, Rodrigo R.; Berthelon, Matias - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
identified. We apply our model to Brazil and use agricultural shocks to local economic activity (coffee and overall agricultural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761678
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The Effects of the Minimum Wage in the Formal and Informal Sectors in Brazil
Lemos, Sara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
sectors in Brazil and in Latin America more generally. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761841
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A Menu of Minimum Wage Variables for Evaluating Wages and Employment Effects: Evidence from Brazil
Lemos, Sara - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2004
The international literature on minimum wage greatly lacks empirical evidence from developing countries. Brazil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005761933
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Is Child Labor Harmful? The Impact of Working Earlier in Life on Adult Earnings
Emerson, Patrick M.; Souza, André Portela - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2007
instrumental variables earnings model on data from Brazil show that child labor has a large negative impact on adult earnings for …
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