household labor income and poverty in Brazil. The authors first estimate the extent of price transmission from world markets to …

"This study measures the impact of investment climate factors on total factor productivity (TFP) of firms in Brazil and … China. The analysis is conducted in two steps: first an econometric production function is estimated to produce a measure of … time by one day in China could increase TFP by 2-6 percent. Indicators such as email usage have positive effects on TFP. In …

/provinces in China and India. The United States, where regional inequality is the least, shows further convergence. Brazil, with …"The paper studies regional (spatial) inequality in the five most populous countries in the world: China, India, the … United States, Indonesia, and Brazil in the period 1980-2000. They are all federations or quasi-federations composed of …

Brazilian and Chinese manufacturing plants. They find that while in Brazil increased levels of international integration are … associated with an increased demand for skilled labor, the opposite is true in China. This paper 'a product of the Growth and …

require more than the traditional classroom method of leadership training. Instead, the following approaches were needed: 1 …) training programs adapted to the needs of leaders; 2) a learning-by-doing approach to capacity development; and 3) a …