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...

Information about inter-regional trade is very unusual in most countries, including Brazil. This paper explores some features about inter-regional trade in Brazil based on empirical trade data incorporated in an inter-regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. Furthermore, considering...

This paper deals with interregional trade in the Brazilian Economy, estimating its role on efficiency, international competitiveness and regional inequality. Our modeling encompasses much detail. Firstly, we use a large-scale multi-regional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model of Brazil....