This study investigates the effects of changes in firms' performance on wages across occupations from the extractive and transformation sectors of the Brazilian economy, from 2007 to 2013. We rely on a matching panel data of occupations and industries using data from a Brazilian Administrative...

This study investigates the effects of changes in firms' performance on wages across occupations from the extractive and transformation sectors of the Brazilian economy, from 2007 to 2013. We rely on a matching panel data of occupations and industries using data from a Brazilian Administrative...

Spanish Abstract: La apertura de negocios en el extranjero, sea cual fuere la modalidad de penetración de mercados, a través de la creación de subsidiarias, franquicias, licenciamientos o inclusive a través de mecanismos integradores como las alianzas estratégicas, es una medida eficaz para...

This paper seeks to quantify the technological evolution of production in the mechanical sectors of the Brazilian Industry since 1985 until 2009. The main conclusion is the following: it have been a generalized augmentation of productive efficiency and more localized experiences of secondary...

This work follows the series of studies conducted in Ipea, in order to compare the efficiency of the Brazilian health system to health systems of other countries. We evaluate the efficiency of expenditure in health care provision by comparing various output measures (life expectancy; infant...

This paper contrasts alternative preferential trade arrangements involving Brazil and each of the remaining Brics economies: China, India, Russia and South Africa. Bilateral trade liberalization scenarios are simulated under a perfect competition market structure, using the GTAP general...

This paper analyzes the effect that shortcomings in the processes of "development, evaluation and selection of project" investments in infrastructure produce on the deployment and operation of these projects. The methodology adopted was to identify best practices in project development,...

The study analyzed the growth of agricultural activity in the Amazon region and the consequent increase in deforestation. In addition, it was investigated whether the difference in land productivity observed in agriculture in the region of the Legal Amazon can be justified by low efficiency and,...