The Pareto distribution has been used to describe firm sizes in many theoretical models for its convenience and empirical validity. We provide estimates of the Pareto parameters across industries and investigate the determinants of the shape of the firm size distribution in Brazil. The Pareto...

INTRODUCTION: The number of patients with chronic renal disease (CRD) has grown in the world as a whole. Beyond the increase in public expenditure, this disease has brought other economic implications. The objective this paper is to estimate wage discrimination between two groups: individuals...