This paper evaluates the impact of the 2007 expansion of the Bolsa Família programme to families with youths aged 16 to 17 years (Benefício Variável Jovem) on the time allocation of youths and on the labour supply of adults. The differences-in-difference estimator was used to compare...

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Brazilian government implemented in April 2020 the Emergency Aid Transfer program benefiting 68 million individuals with a transfer equivalent to 66% of the median wages. We evaluate the impact of this program on female labor supply using new...