This paper investigates poverty dynamics in Brazil, as the frequency and pattern of movements into and out of poverty have significant implications for our understanding of stratification and social mobility processes, as well as for the design of public policies. Our analysis uses microdata...

This paper investigates poverty dynamics in Brazil, as the frequency and pattern of movements into and out of poverty have significant implications for our understanding of stratification and social mobility processes, as well as for the design of public policies. Our analysis uses microdata...

This paper deals with the distributional aspects of Brazilian Civil Servant Pension System. It analyzes, in a counter factual way, the potential implications after the constitution of supplemental retirement pension fund for civil servants, at the light of what is predicted in the 41st...

This paper details the characterization of metropolis capitals and their peripheral municipalities using recent data made available by Brazilian Statistical Foundation (IBGE). The text also investigates the distribution of revenue among municipalities and their financial availability to provide...

This work assesses the possibilities of including distributive considerations into cost-benefit analysis (CBA), it summarizes the favourable and contrary arguments existing in the literature, as well how it can be done. A survey is also carried out on how the topic is treated by agencies and...

This paper details the characterization of metropolis capitals and their peripheral municipalities using recent data made available by Brazilian Statistical Foundation (IBGE). The text also investigates the distribution of revenue among municipalities and their financial availability to provide...

This paper deals with the distributional aspects of Brazilian Civil Servant Pension System. It analyzes, in a counter factual way, the potential implications after the constitution of supplemental retirement pension fund for civil servants, at the light of what is predicted in the 41st...

This work assesses the possibilities of including distributive considerations into cost-benefit analysis (CBA), it summarizes the favourable and contrary arguments existing in the literature, as well how it can be done. A survey is also carried out on how the topic is treated by agencies and...

The health of both farmers and consumers of tobacco has attracted the attention of international organizations. The Framework Convention of Tobacco Control (FCTC), in its article 18, emphasizes the responsibility of countries with respect to protection of the environment and human health in the...