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...

Recently, many researches have tried to gain a better understanding of the Brazilian labor market, using microdata from PNAD, PME and other sources. In the present paper, we examine the evolution of women labor force participation in the labor market between 1982 and 1997. The results point to a...

This paper aims to estimate the effects of maternity leave legislation in women’s wages and employment in Brazil. We analyze the impact of an increase in the leave period, which was raised from 12 weeks to 120 days, as prescribed by the Federal Constitution of 1998. According to the...