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Emerson, Patrick M. - 2017

This paper uses a unique micro panel dataset of Brazilian students to investigate the impact of working while in school on learning outcomes. The potential endogeneity is addressed through the use of difference-in-difference and instrumental variable estimators. A negative effect of working on...

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Beyond the Income Effect : Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs on Private Investments in Human Capital

Cruz, Marcio - 2017

In the past decade, conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs have become an important component of social policy in developing countries. While the impacts of these programs have been well researched with respect to their effectiveness to achieve intended outcomes, less is known about their...

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Long-Term Mitigation Strategies and Marginal Abatement Cost Curves : A Case Study on Brazil

Vogt-Schilb, Adrien - 2017

developed by the World Bank on Brazil. Misinterpreting MAC curves and focusing on short-term targets (e.g., for 2020) would lead …

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Short and Long-Run Integration : Do Capital Controls Matter?

Kaminsky, Graciela L. - 2017

insulation provided by capital controls. True, more developed financial markets, such as those in Brazil, are more closely linked …

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The Impact of Digital Technologies on Routine Tasks : Do Labor Policies Matter?

Almeida, Rita - 2017

link between access to digital technologies and the demand for skills in the largest Latin American country, Brazil …

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Can Business Input Improve the Effectiveness of Worker Training? Evidence from Brazil's Pronatec-MDIC

O'Connell, Stephen D. - 2017

in Brazil that explicitly takes input from firms in determining the location, scale, and skill content of courses offered …

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Through the Looking Glass : Can Classroom Observation and Coaching Improve Teacher Performance in Brazil?

Bruns, Barbara - 2017

This study conducted a randomized evaluation of a program in the Brazilian state of Ceara. The program was designed to … on instruction and student engagement and produced statistically significant gains in student learning on the Ceara state …, schools exposed to the program had 0.05-0.09 standard deviation higher performance on the state test and 0.04-0.06 standard …

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How Important are Spillovers from Major Emerging Markets?

Huidrom, Raju - 2017

The seven largest emerging market economies -- China, India, Brazil, Russia, Mexico, Indonesia, and Turkey …

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Full-Time Teachers, Students, and Curriculum : The Single-Shift Model in Rio De Janeiro

Cruz, Tassia De Souza - 2017

This paper examines the full-time school program in Rio de Janeiro's municipal schools. The program, called as the "Single-Shift" schools (Turno Unico), extends the time students spend in municipal schools and seeks to improve the quality of education provision by creating a diverse curriculum...

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Efficient Financial Allocation and Productivity Growth in Brazil

Calice, Pietro - 2018

This paper attempts to study the impact of Brazilian Development Bank credit on resource misallocation in Brazil, using … improving the allocative efficiency of the earmarked credit system in Brazil …

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