In this paper we estimate the welfare cost of lethal violence in Brazil and analyze the impact of regional, educational, and gender heterogeneities. In the adopted approach, which is based on Rosen (1988) and Soares (2006), we calculate the marginal willingness to pay to avoid the risk of...

In this paper we estimate the welfare cost of lethal violence in Brazil and analyze the impact of regional, educational, and gender heterogeneities. In the adopted approach, which is based on Rosen (1988) and Soares (2006), we calculate the marginal willingness to pay to avoid the risk of...

There was a decrease of 10.2% in the number of homicides in the State of Espírito Santo, between 2010 and 2014. During this period, substantial investments were allocated in a policy focused to reduce homicide, based on the organization of prison system and on the "Estado Presente em Defesa da...

There was a decrease of 10.2% in the number of homicides in the State of Espírito Santo, between 2010 and 2014. During this period, substantial investments were allocated in a policy focused to reduce homicide, based on the organization of prison system and on the "Estado Presente em Defesa da...

In this paper, we discuss the methodological procedures and the computation of the value of travel time saving and the value of statistical life in road travels in Brazil. A stated preference experiment was carried out, in which we bring some innovations in order to control for hypothetical...

In this paper, we discuss the methodological procedures and the computation of the value of travel time saving and the value of statistical life in road travels in Brazil. A stated preference experiment was carried out, in which we bring some innovations in order to control for hypothetical...

This note presents a brief historical review of the food issue in Brazil, in order to allow understanding how the initial process of food production, regional differences and the development of public policies for the food supply contributed to the current food situation in Brazil. Major...

The Mortality Information System (Sistema de Informações sobre Mortalidade - SIM) is the only statistically reliable nationwide database that allows calculating the annual homicide rates for each Federative Unit (FU) since 1980. Concerning to data on violent deaths, two elements, however, may...

Portuguese Abstract: Esse trabalho estuda os efeitos da introdução de uma nova legislação voltada para empresas estatais no Brasil. Particularmente, analisa se essa nova legislação, ao promover ganhos de governança corporativa, leva à redução da percepção de riscos na administração...

Portuguese Abstract: O objetivo deste estudo é investigar a existência de persistência e assimetria na estrutura da volatilidade dos retornos dos índices Mid-Large Cap e Small Cap a partir de modelos de séries de tempo da classe GARCH simétricos e assimétricos com distribuição de...