The employer`s payroll contribution for pension system relief has been one of the most important topic on the debate about social security. Some advocates that the traditional source of funds for pension system tends to undergo a process of erosion.And there are critics, who argue that there is...

The aim of this work is to analyze the evolution and the composition of the labor costs in the industrial sector in Brazil during the period between 1996 and 2012. The source of data is the Annual Survey of Mining and Manufacturing Industries (PIA) issued by the Brazilian Institute of Geography...

The aim of this work is to analyze the evolution and the composition of the labor costs in the industrial sector in Brazil during the period between 1996 and 2012. The source of data is the Annual Survey of Mining and Manufacturing Industries (PIA) issued by the Brazilian Institute of Geography...

This study analyzed in comparative perspective the social protection systems in South Africa, Argentina and Brazil, highlighting the different levels of existing links between their security policies and labor protection. The study compared the state capacity to implement social policies of...

The objective of this article is to understand the main socioeconomic determinants of family cohabitation and new household formation by young adults in Brazilian urban areas. Methodologically, the study adapts the models of De Vos (1989) and Granado and Castillo (2002) to the Brazilian case,...

This article focuses on current aspects of the public servants` pension system in Brazil, dialoguing with the legislative proposal (PL no 1.992/2007) which aims to introduce a complementary pillar in the civil servants pension system. The proposal is been considered in Congress and will allow...