The objective of this study is to shed light on the determinants of criminality rates in Brazil. A panel data model was estimated using Brazilian states’ data. Our main result suggests that income inequality plays an important role in the determination of the crime rate. Furthermore, there are...

We produced a data set from a survey of a population of convicts in probation. We combined this new data set with an official data set from the Brazilian government to study labor market discrimination faced by ex-convicts. We were interested in estimating two potential effects of...

In this article we estimate the relation between inflation and trade openness [e.g; Romer (1993)] using modern panel data techniques. Our rationale is as follows: The higher the gains, in terms of product, in generating an inflationary "surprise", the greater the incentives will be for the...