This paper contributes for an initial study on the empirical determinants of the portfolio allocation of retirement savings in Brazil. To this end, the work makes use of a database with disaggregated data on the allocation profile of employees participating in the closed pension fund of a major...

Tax expenditures with health care in Brazil: the behavior between the years 1996 and . This article presents an economic approach trying to get the interrelations between the private expenditures on health care and the tax expenditures. It shows an overview of the family's expenses on health...

Relações federativas : da evolução da política de incentivos fiscais à guerra fiscal -- Fundesc e Procape no movimento da coordenação federativa -- O Prodec e o Pró-Emprego no movimento da descentralização da política fiscal e do conflito federativo

This paper aims to evaluate the impact of a tax incentive program targeted to small business (SIMPLES) on employment growth. The evaluation is conducted for two distinct periods, namely 1997 when the program was first implemented and 1999 when the eligibility rule was modified in order to...