O trabalho doméstico compreende uma série de atividades, como: limpeza; arrumação; cozinha; cuidados com o vestuário; cuidados com crianças, idosos, pessoas com deficiência, animais; entre outras. Embora podendo desempenhar atividades distintas, duas características são comuns a esses...

Domestic workers, who are mostly women, are among those who have benefited most from increases in real wages in Brazil. However, despite their salaries having risen more than those of other work categories, they are still far lower than those of other occupations. In this context, Domingues and...

Domestic work encompasses a series of activities such as cleaning, housekeeping, cooking, washing clothes and caring for children, elderly or disabled people and pets, among others. Although domestic workers may perform different types of activities, two features are common to all of them: the...

Os trabalhadores domésticos, em grande maioria do sexo feminino, estão entre as categorias mais beneficiadas pelos aumentos reais de renda no Brasil. No entanto, embora seus salários venham crescendo acima das demais categorias, a remuneração média permanece muito distante do restante das...

The high tax wedge on labor income and the cost for the economic sectors, especially industry, is a significant problem in the Brazilian economy. We use a computable general equilibrium model to project the effects of the exemption of the payroll tax on the economy, with different assumptions...

The discoveries of oil and gas in the so-called “Pre-Salt layer” have triggered a lot of discussions about their economic effect. In this paper we discuss in detail a less discussed dimension: the impact of Pre-Salt layer in the structure of the Brazilian economy, especially the composition...