Showing 1 - 10 of 165
population is relatively more penalized by the Brazilian tax system. It stems from the relative predominance of indirect taxation … and its regressivity. Conversely, direct taxation is progressive and affects men and the white population proportionally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014492642
The main goal of this dissertation is to analyse the development of the Black Africa, more specifically Liberia and …, and the help that they receive from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to accomplish the Millennium … Development Goals proposed in 2000 by UN. The problems are discussed by doing an economic analysis from the Human Development …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015249840
This paper set up some stylized facts related to migration in Brazil. Two important things should be kept in mind: a) the data came from PNAD 2006; and b) the variable migration is defined as an individual that was born in one state but lives in another one. Changes in the definition of the variable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010330465
The high disparities on educational levels and opportunities are important determinants of social and economic inequalities in Brazil, which makes their investigation extremely important. Educational inequality occurs early on individuals' educational career in Brazil. It is therefore essential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004968710
This paper set up some stylized facts related to migration in Brazil. Two important things should be kept in mind: a) the data came from PNAD 2006; and b) the variable migration is defined as an individual that was born in one state but lives in another one. Changes in the definition of the variable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003891142
population is relatively more penalized by the Brazilian tax system. It stems from the relative predominance of indirect taxation … and its regressivity. Conversely, direct taxation is progressive and affects men and the white population proportionally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014480913
development. First, it is verified the difficulty of measurement given its illegal and secret nature. The causes can be multiple … economic development, that results as a consequence of the introduction of inefficiencies on investments fall in the potential …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015218803
This article aims to identify the debate on the triad economy, energy and environment, providing a greater focus to the issue of climate change. After historically contextualize the economic use of energy and expose the current global energy picture, describes the environmental issue in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015225574
The objective of this work is to present in summary form, the historical development of social indicators in Brazil and … development, or which of them better evaluate the way to which economic growth could be reversed in favor for the Brazilian … population, with regard to health, education, housing, sanitation, transport, food, housing and environmental conditions. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015226461
The family agricultural sector is often remembered for its importance in the uptake of employment and in the food production, especially toward the self consumption, ie it focus more at social functions of social character than economic ones, in view of its lower productivity and incorporation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015227337