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in Brazil and exploring a rich spatial dataset for 5,564 Brazilian cities observed between 1991 and 2010. The large …. Originality/value Data for cities in Brazil possess unique characteristics such as spatial autocorrelation and endogeneity … is for poverty reduction, the patterns of agglomeration and population growth in all Brazilian cities. Design …
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The aim of this study is to investigate the impacts of trade policy changes on the order of the size of cities and … concluded that major cities reduced their growth and that small and medium-sized cities grew at a faster rate than big cities …
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The main purpose of this article is to analyze the capacity of Brazilian economy sectors to transfer their productivity gains over the productive chain from 2000 to 2009. Therefore, it has been used structural decomposition technique and a methodology that deals with the variation of labor...
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) model estimated for Brazil. The empirical results show that the housing market responds positively to aggregate productivity …
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important role in explaining the wage inequality level in Brazil, especially considering older cohorts, even though its share in …
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This article analyses the effect of labor turnover on the productivity of Brazilian manufacturing firms between 1996 and 2013. We based our analysis on a theory of learning by doing, where turnover harms productivity by restricting the efficiency gains achieved by workers when they accumulate...
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disabled men? To answer these questions, we used data from a sample of men aged 18-65 working in Brazil's private sector to … policy makers in Brazil when allocating resources to support people with disabilities. …
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The article aims to analyze the effects of the Brazilian Simplified Tax Regime (Simples Nacional) on the longevity of manufacturing microenterprises, contributing to the current debate on the expansion of the program. Based on the RAIS (Relação Anual de Informações Sociais) microdata...
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The paper examines the possibility of a water market in Brazil. The US market, probably the oldest and most well … hand, the Brazil has a precarious infrastructure. To implement a water market, the first step would be to allow the trade …
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