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Wage rigidity and disinflation in emerging countries
Messina, Julián; Sanz de Galdeano, Anna - 2011
, Brazil and Uruguay, relying on high quality matched employer-employee administrative data. Downward nominal wage rigidities … are more important in Uruguay, while wage indexation is dominant in Brazil. Two regime changes are observed during the … more pronounced; and (ii) in Brazil, the introduction of inflation targeting by the Central Bank in 1999 shifts the focal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009309697
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Gender disparities in inflation during the cost-of-living crisis in Europe : a novel decomposition
Sologon, Denisa M.; Doorley, Karina; O'Donoghue, Cathal - 2024
This paper evaluates the gender-specific distributional impact of the recent cost-of-living crisis in six European countries using the Household Budget Survey to assess the degree of regressivity (affecting lower income households more) or progessivity (affecting higher income households more)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014495897
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Can price controls be optimal? : the economics of the energy shock in Germany
Krebs, Tom; Weber, Isabella - 2024
In the wake of the global energy crisis, many European countries used energy price controls to fight inflation and to stabilize the economy. Despite its wide adoption, many economists remained skeptical. In this paper, we argue that price controls should be part of the policy toolbox to respond...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014545082
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The role of "skill enhancing trade" in Brazil : some evidence from microdata
Araújo, Bruno César Pino Oliveira de; Bogliacino, … - 2009
Brazil was characterised by a marked process of trade liberalisation in the 1990s, resulting in a dramatic increase in … data ; Brazil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003860437
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The impact of child labor and school quality on academic achievement in Brazil
Bezerra, Márcio Eduardo G.; Kassouf, Ana Lúcia; … - 2009
. -- Child labor ; school achievement ; Brazil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003824949
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Life cycle effects of job displacement in Brazil
Hoek, Jasper (contributor) - 2006
This paper estimates the consequences of the decline of the Brazilian manufacturing sector for displaced workers. I estimate that earnings decline by nearly 50% after displacement relative to one year prior. About a quarter of the initial earnings loss is attributable to reduced hours of work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003467220
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ICT adoption and productivity in developing countries : new firm level evidence from Brazil and India
Basant, Rakesh; Commander, Simon; Harrison, Rupert; … - 2006
This paper uses a unique new data set on nearly a thousand manufacturing firms in Brazil and India to investigate the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003467244
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Is there rent sharing in developing countries? : matched-panel evidence from Brazil
Martins, Pedro S. (contributor);  … - 2006
Brazil. Our specific question is whether Brazil's dramatic income and wage differentials can be explained by the division of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003472642
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Does formality improve micro-firm performance? : quasi-experimental evidence from the Brazilian SIMPLES program
Fajnzylber, Pablo; Maloney, William F.; Montes-Rojas, … - 2009
This paper employs regression discontinuity methods to identify the effect of formality on Brazilian micro-firm performance. The SIMPLES program introduced in November 1996 consolidated multiple taxes and social security contributions into a single payment and reduced taxes for eligible small...
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Electoral rules, political competition and fiscal expenditures : regression discontinuity evidence from Brazilian municipalities
Chamon, Marcos; Mello, Joao M. P. de; Firpo, Sérgio … - 2009
We exploit a discontinuity in Brazilian municipal election rules to investigate whether political competition has a causal impact on policy choices. In municipalities with less than 200,000 voters mayors are elected with a plurality of the vote. In municipalities with more than 200,000 voters a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003931974