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The aim of the paper is to analyze the impact of the General Social Security System (RGPS) on regional disparities in Brazil. The study examines the impact of social security on regional income distribution at different scales by means of econometric tests, and conventional measures of...
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The aim of the paper is to analyze the impact of the General Social Security System (RGPS) on regional disparities in Brazil. The study examines the impact of social security on regional income distribution at different scales by means of econometric tests, and conventional measures of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010406379
simultaneous). The aim of the paper is to identify the areas that currently play a central role in the development of the state …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009140907
among Brazilian regions made, in the 2000s, the issue of planning for the development and the regional question were set … being taken in favor of Brazil's development process taking as reference policies and territorial programs. It highlights …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146833
among Brazilian regions made, in the 2000s, the issue of planning for the development and the regional question were set … being taken in favor of Brazil’s development process taking as reference policies and territorial programs. It highlights …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012052949
In this paper, we characterize the domestic cargo flows for imports and exports, from and towards the Brazilian ports. Based on this characterization, it is possible to calculate basic competitiveness indicators, for different cargo types. We also present a discussion on minimum efficient scales...
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This paper examines the importance of geographic distance for the occurrence of knowledge flows between countries and how this importance has been changing over time. The main channels for knowledge flows are presented and an econometric analysis conducted with a focus on knowledge flows...
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This paper estimates the local employment multiplier for Brazil (2000-2010). The methodology is based on Moretti (2010) and Moretti and Thulin (2012) who estimated these multipliers for the U.S. and Sweden. We have estimated the impacts of changes in employment in the tradables sectors on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011372189
In this paper, we analyze the structure of geographic markets for the port sector in Brazil, identifying influence areas for its main ports. We employed spatial clustering algorithms, based on foreign trade data. We observed that the geographic factor seems to be extremely important in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011372232
In this paper, we present some models to analyze the impacts of surface transportation logistic costs on importers and exporters decisions on which ports to choose for foreign trade operations. We employed a technique based on fractional split distributions, in which the dependent variable...
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