This study evaluates the consumption characteristics of sugar and products containing sugar based on data from the Brazilian Family Budget Surveys carried out in 2002/03 and 2008/09. The methodological approach consists in estimating the income elasticities, as proposed by Hoffmann (1983, 2010),...

The determinants of the demand for health services due to health problems is analyzed in the urban and rural areas of Brazil, based on the household survey from 1998. The variable health status of each individual was estimated as a function on the household’s infrastructure, individual...

Many studies in the economic field have showed the importan-ce of education to increase the wellbeing of the society. Trying to improve the educational indicators, in the 90’s, many changes were implemented in the Brazilian public school system. The objective of the present study is to...

Due to the changes in food consumption pattern by Brazilian families, together with an increase in urbanization and women labor participation, this article aims to study the influence of some socio-eco-nomic factors on the meat consumption pattern in Brazil. The data set used is a Household...

In 1998 the child labor legislation was amended restricting the employment to minors under sixteen instead of fourteen. Using data from household surveys (PNAD) it is possible to observe a decline in the percentage of 14 and 15 year-old children working in the decades. This paper examines...