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Enforcement of labor regulations and job flows : evidence from Brazilian cities
Abras, Ana; Almeida, Rita; Carneiro, Pedro; Corseuil, … - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 8 (2018) 24, pp. 1-19
The frequency of labor inspections in Brazil increased in the late 1990s. In the years that followed, between 2003 and 2007, formal employment expanded significantly in the country. This paper examines whether these city-level changes in labor inspections could be a significant factor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011975795
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Who suffers during recessions in Brazil?
Cravo, Túlio; Schimanski, Caroline - 2019
evidence of large heterogeneities among demographic groups. Interestingly, unemployment rates in levels across demographic … groups are not necessarily aligned with the sensitivity of these demographic groups' (un)employment and participation rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012141971
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Fiscal Policy in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Desilus, Bendreff - 2020
Fiscal policy is useful as a government instrument for supporting the economy, contributing to an increase in employment, and reducing inequality through more egalitarian income distribution. Over the past 30 years, developing countries have failed to increase their real wages due to the lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012828728
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Who Suffers During Recessions in Brazil?
Cravo, Tulio - 2020
between business cycles and (un)employment or participation rates has received limited attention in the literature on … recessions. We document that large heterogeneities in the sensitivity of different demographic groups' (un)employment and …. Moreover, we show that group specific differences in unemployment rate sensitivity need to be interpreted with caution and in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012832628
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Fiscal policy in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Desilus, Bendreff - 2020
Fiscal policy is useful as a government instrument for supporting the economy, contributing to an increase in employment, and reducing inequality through more egalitarian income distribution. Over the past 30 years, developing countries have failed to increase their real wages due to the lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012242942
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Who suffers during recessions in Brazil?
Cravo, Túlio; Schimanski, Caroline - 2019
evidence of large heterogeneities among demographic groups. Interestingly, unemployment rates in levels across demographic … groups are not necessarily aligned with the sensitivity of these demographic groups’ (un)employment and participation rates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011991880
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Not in my backyard? : the local impact of wind and solar parks in Brazil
Scheifele, Fabian; Popp, David - 2024
Support from local citizens is important for the scale-up of renewable energy. We investigate the impact of utility-scale wind and solar parks on employment, GDP and public finances in Brazilian municipalities using a difference-in-differences design with matching. We find a positive employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014505344
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Not in My Backyard? The Local Impact of Wind and Solar Parks in Brazil
Scheifele, Fabian; Popp, David - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2024
Support from local citizens is important for the scale-up of renewable energy. We investigate the impact of utility-scale wind and solar parks on employment, GDP and public finances in Brazilian municipalities using a difference-in-differences design with matching. We find a positive employment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014512128
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Heterogeneous Impacts on Layoffs of Changes in Brazilian Unemployment Insurance Eligibility Rules
Cravo, Tulio - 2020
This paper is based on the first use of program administrative data from Brazil's unemployment insurance (UI) program …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012842086
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Life Cycle Effects of Job Displacement in Brazil
Hoek, Jasper - 2006
This paper estimates the consequences of the decline of the Brazilian manufacturing sector for displaced workers. I estimate that earnings decline by nearly 50% after displacement relative to one year prior. About a quarter of the initial earnings loss is attributable to reduced hours of work...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012779360