in 2009), the poor (between R$ 67 and R$ 134), the vulnerable to poverty (between R$ 134 and R$ 465) and the non … also present a classification of types of family most likely to be found in extreme poverty. Our first conclusion is that … distribution of poverty has not changed much between 2004 and 2009. Our second conclusion is that the most important changes in …

We estimate the returns to education for women and the racial wage differential among women over the wage distribution … in Brazil by using quantile regression with semiparametric correction for sample selection. Our estimates show that the … racial wage differentials are higher at higher points of (the conditional) wage distribution. Black women seem to be facing a …

We estimate a VAR model of the Phillips curve with an exchange rate shock to the Brazilian economy. Several different ….p. over the annualized inflation); ii) a shock on the unemployment rate lasts for 18 months; iii) a shock on the expectations … are carried to the next month inflation (0.58 p.p. over the annualized inflation); and iv) a shock on the inflation rate …

We estimate the Phillips curve with an exchange rate shock to the Brazilian economy. Besides panel data, we estimate … Brazilian economy); and c) in the short-run both the unemployment rate and the exchange rate shock are not important …

multilateralism and regionalism in Brazilian foreign policy is analyzed in order to identify and understand Brazil's trade negotiation … trade policy in Brazil in recent decades, explaining the adoption of a three-tracks negotiating strategy, which combines the …

analyze the geopolitical importance of oil, nuclear and ethanol industries evolution in Brazil, highlighting trends and …

In this paper, we use data from the National Household Survey (PNAD) for Brazil to investigate the dynamics of the … finding suggests that the falling urban wage premium has contributed to the reduction in inequality observed in Brazil in the …