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Enforcement spillovers under different networks: The case of quotas for persons with disabilities in Brazil
Berlinski, Samuel G.; Gagete-Miranda, Jessica - 2024
This study examines labor law enforcement spillovers in Brazil's highly informal economy, focusing on disability quota …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015054211
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Risk matters : the real effects of volatility shocks
Fernández-Villaverde, Jesús; Guerrón-Quintana, Pablo A. - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003831424
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The political economy of productivity in Brazil
Alston, Lee J.; Mueller, Bernardo; Melo, Marcus André; … - 2010
This paper explores the link between Brazil's political institutions and its disappointing productivity and growth in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011314042
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Accessing the global value chain in a changing institutional environment: Comparing aeronautics and coffee
Cafaggi, Fabrizio; Swensson, Luana F. Joppert; Macedo, … - 2012
The aim of the paper, based on empirical research in Brazil, is to investigate how supply chains have evolved over time … direct investments in human and physical capital to Brazil. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011314080
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Do Export Promotion Agencies Promote New Exporters?
Cruz, Marcio - 2014
manufacturing sector in Brazil. In order to identify the impact of Apex's assistance on firms' export propensity this paper relies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011314150
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Shared Mandates, Moral Hazard, and Political (Mis)alignment in a Decentralized Economy
Estache, Antonio; Garsous, Grégoire; da Motta, Ronaldo … - 2015
between state and local governments. We analyze sewage treatment policies in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Relying on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011314212
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The Political Economy of Fiscal Reform in Brazil: The Rationale for the Suboptimal Equilibrum
Melo, Marcus; Pereira, Carlos; Souza, Saulo - 2010
This project examines fiscal reforms in Brazil since the 1990s, particularly in taxation, budgeting, and fiscal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328231
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Financial Dependence, Formal Credit and Informal Jobs - New Evidence from Brazilian Household Data
Catao, Luis; Pages, Carmen; Rosales, Maria Fernanda - 2009
-Zingales measure of financial dependence and a difference-in-differences approach applied to household survey data from Brazil. It is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328262
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Connecting the dots: The role of internationally mobile scientists in linking nonmobile scientists with foreign scientists
Ito, Rodrigo; Chavarro, Diego; Ciarli, Tommaso; Cowan, … - 2024
Studying and working abroad, internationally mobile scientists meet foreign scientists and become carriers of knowledge. The benefits of international scientific mobility might extend to nonmobile colleagues who collaborate with mobile scientists. In this paper, we investigate the role played by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014563988
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Nudging taxpayer registration? Field experimental evidence on backfiring incentives
Eguino, Huáscar; Roman, Soraya; Schächtele, Simeon - 2020
provides the first such evidence for online tax registration. The municipality of Fortaleza, Brazil, randomized 163K property …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604829