The impact of farmed shrimp on the economy of ten municipalities are analyzed. A model of the municipal economy is developed and input-output tables are used to estimate indirect and induced impacts on job, income and municipal finances. It is concluded that farmed shrimp has a sizable...

The question of whether legalization affects the economic returns of immigrants has been the focus of many empirical studies in the past two decades. Their results have consistently shown that there exists significant wage differences between legal and illegal workers. However, the validity of...

The transport system of the Recife Metropolitan Area is under change. As a subsidy to its change an efficiency analysis is done with the purpose of highlighting characteristics of the efficient systems. Twelve transport system from several countries in Europe and seven from Brazil are analyzed:...

Although the world market seems to be expanding, with an in-creasing participation of the Asian East, mainly of China, it is still subject to much debate related to the use of genetic modiï¬ed varieties, to commer-cial disputes within WTO due to agriculture protection, and to effects of...

The irrigation programs started in the late 60’s were chiefly responsible for the impressive development occurred in the Petrolina/Juazeiro areas. Along with irrigation, came some agricultural enterprises that had been previously dedicated to other economic activities such as extensive cattle...

This paper introduces an Integrated Economic-Hydrologic water modeling at the basin scale that can provide essential information for policymakers in resource allocation decisions. The model is applied to the Pirapama river basin, in Pernambuco state, Northeast of Brazil. Includes essential...

O agronegócio da avicultura pernambucana é de grande importância na geração de ocupação, emprego e renda, sobretudo no meio rural. O estado não dispõe de milho e soja para fazer o frango, tem que trazer essas matérias primas de regiões produtoras no país, sendo o milho muitas vezes...

The question of whether legalization affects immigrants' economic returns has been the focus of many empirical studies in recent decades. Results have consistently shown that there are significant wage differences between legal and illegal workers. However, the validity of such findings has been...