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Violence against women occurs predominantly in the family and domestic context. The Covid-19 (Sars-COV-2) pandemic led Brazil to recommend and, at times, impose social distance, with a partial closure of economic activities, schools, and restrictions on events and public services. As a result,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012616531
This paper aims to estimate the effects of maternity leave legislation in women’s wages and employment in Brazil. We analyze the impact of an increase in the leave period, which was raised from 12 weeks to 120 days, as prescribed by the Federal Constitution of 1998. According to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011807358
Violence against women occurs predominantly in the family and domestic context. The Covid-19 (Sars-COV-2) pandemic led Brazil to recommend and, at times, impose social distance, with a partial closure of economic activities, schools, and restrictions on events and public services. As a result,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012488864
Este artigo analisa a discriminação salarial por gênero e raça dentro das densidades das distribuições de salário dos setores de atividade, comparando as regiões Nordeste e Sudeste. Para este objetivo, foram usados os dados da PNAD 2002 e uma metodologia semiparamétrica – estimador de...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005056694
This paper aims to estimate the effects of maternity leave legislation in women’s wages and employment in Brazil. We analyze the impact of an increase in the leave period, which was raised from 12 weeks to 120 days, as prescribed by the Federal Constitution of 1998. According to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005744681
This paper presents the results of the research project carried over by the Ministry of Cities and the Institute of Applied Economic Research, entitled "Central urban areas of Brazilian cities". The research investigates the population and employment dynamics in central urban areas of twelve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011537888
This paper presents the results of the research project carried over by the Ministry of Cities and the Institute of Applied Economic Research, entitled "Central urban areas of Brazilian cities". The research investigates the population and employment dynamics in central urban areas of twelve...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011530218
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In this paper, we examine the determinants of workers' mobility across the formal and informal sector of the Brazilian economy, end from these to the states of unemployment, self-employment and inactivity in the 1980s and 1990s, using longitudinal data from Monthly household surveys for 6...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004968584
Interstate migration in Brazil represents almost 40% of total internal migration. This paper investigates the economic … causes of interstate migration flow. We apply Crozet's model the interaction of increasing returns and transportation cost on … the regional dynamics and migration flow in Brazil. We estimate structural parameters to the Brazilian economy, among …
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