In this paper, we investigate the distribution of more educated and skilled people in Brazilian municipalities and states. Previous evidence shows a high concentration of college educated and high skilled workers in some areas of the country. We investigate whether the increase in the number of...

Economics foundations of the participation of Minas South in the construction of the Brazilian State among the years 1822-1840 ? This article intends to analyze the economic foundations of the south-economic elite politics participation when the Brazilian National State was being constituted,...

This article intends to verify the mismatching between qualification and education by sex, age, region, industrial sector and occupations. PNAD (National Household Survey) is our data source in the years 1981 to 2001. We observe over qualification in many occupations. Then, we have proposed an...

The aim of this paper is to analyze the reaction of developed countries to international migration through restrictive legislation. It is considered that the cause of this reaction is not only cyclical, derived from the contemporary crisis of capitalism, but also that it lies in the structural...

In this paper, we intend to identify some factors underlying the different rates of participation of self-employed workers in Brazilian municipalities. In contrast with previous analysis, our study is sensitive to the spatial dimension of self-employment in Brazil. Relying on geo-referenced data...