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Ohio School Milk Markets : An Analysis of Bidding
Porter, Robert H.; Zona, J. Douglas - 2021
We examine the institutional details of the school milk procurement process, bidding data, statements of dairy executives, and supply characteristics in Ohio during the 1980's. We compare the bidding behavior of a group of firms to a control group. We find that the behavior of each of the firms...
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A Risk Management Approach to Emerging Market's Sovereign Debt Sustainability with an Application to Brazilian Data
Garcia, Marcio G. P. - 2013
In this paper we study the question of debt sustainability from a risk management perspective. The debt accumulation equation for any country involves variables that are stochastic and closely intertwined. When these aspects are taken into consideration the notion of debt sustainability is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012754612
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Motivating Politicians : The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance
Ferraz, Claudio - 2010
across Brazil's municipal governments. The analysis exploits discontinuities in wages across municipalities induced by a …
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Risk Matters : The Real Effects of Volatility Shocks
Fernández-Villaverde, Jesús - 2010
sample of four emerging small open economies: Argentina, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Brazil. We postulate a stochastic volatility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012757576
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Rent Seeking and the Unveiling of 'De Facto' Institutions : Development and Colonial Heritage within Brazil
Naritomi, Joana - 2010
. We explore the role of rent-seeking episodes in colonial Brazil as determinants of the quality of current local …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012759751
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Demographic Change and the Structure of Wages : A Demand-Theoretic Analysis for Brazil
Amaral, Ernesto - 2010
With rapidly declining fertility and increased longevity the age structure of the labor force in developing countries has changed rapidly. Changing relative supply of workers by age group, and by educational attainment, can have profound effects on labor costs. Their impacts on earnings have...
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Optimal Currency Shares in International Reserves : The Impact of the Euro and the Prospects for the Dollar
Papaioannou, Elias - 2010
market countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China), adding constraints that reflect a central bank%u2019s desire to hold a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012761272
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Judicial Risk and Credit Market Performance : Micro Evidence from Brazilian Payroll Loans
Costa, Ana Carla A. - 2010
in Brazil to bank-level decision variables, provides micro evidence on how creditor legal protection affects market …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012761567
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Is Sugar Sweeter at the Pump? The Macroeconomic Impact of Brazil's Alternative Energy Program
Weidenmier, Marc - 2015
domestic oil production and develop alternative sources of energy. We examine the energy developments in Brazil as an important … experiment. Brazil has reduced its share of imported oil more than any other major economy in the world in the last 30 years …, from 70 percent in the 1970s to only 10 percent today. Brazil has largely achieved this goal by: (1) increasing domestic …
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Exclusionary Policies in Urban Development, How Under-Servicing of Migrant Households Affects the Growth and Composition of Brazilian Cities
Feler, Leo - 2014
Localities in developed countries often restrict construction and population growth through regulations governing land usage, lot sizes, building heights, and frontage requirements. In developing countries, such policies are less effective because of the existence of unregulated, informal...
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