This paper analyzes the unemployment duration in Brazil between 2012 and 2017, comparing two very different points in … unemployment rates, whereas the unemployment rate reached high levels in the period 2016-2017. According to estimates, high levels … of unemployment are associated with a lower probability of finding a job. The results also show that reductions in the …

This paper analyzes the unemployment duration in Brazil between 2012 and 2017, comparing two very different points in … unemployment rates, whereas the unemployment rate reached high levels in the period 2016-2017. According to estimates, high levels … of unemployment are associated with a lower probability of finding a job. The results also show that reductions in the …

reduces the chances of employment and unemployment and increases the likelihood downtime. Per capita income is positively … related with the likelihood of downtime and employee and negatively with unemployment. The variable experience and schooling … likelihood of unemployment. Regarding the likelihood of unemployment, there is evidence of the existence of racial discrimination …

. In the labor market, changes in unemployment rate do not affect directly poverty duration. The effect of unemployment …