We investigate both theoretically and empirically the relationship between economic expansion and the degree of formalization of the Brazilian labor market in the recent period. Based on search models, we present a theoretical framework that attempts to explain the recent increase in the share...

The objective of this paper is to estimate the length of poverty spells and its determinants. We analyze if short-term changes in the labor market affect the probability of staying in poverty. On the assumption that poverty transitions occur more frequently when we use a monthly data rather than...

Na decada passada, a questao do desemprego ganhou importancia consideravel no Brasil. Neste contexto, argumentava-se que as cifras reveladas pela "Pesquisa Mensal de Emprego", do IBGE, nao refletiam a taxa real de desemprego na cidade de Sao Paulo. Em consequencia, um novo survey, "Pesquisa de...