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Demographic changes, educational improvements, and earnings in Brazil and Mexico
Amaral, Ernesto F. L.; Queiroz, Bernardo L.; Calazans, … - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 4 (2015) 23, pp. 1-21
male workers in Brazil and Mexico. Our analysis takes into account demographic, educational, and economic variations within … each country over time, using Demographic Censuses microdata from Brazil and Mexico. Results suggest that demographic and … countries. Moreover, in Brazil and Mexico, these effects are observed throughout the income distribution, contrary to what is …
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Analysis of freight trip generation model for food and beverage in Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
de Oliveira, Leise Kelli; de Albuquerque Nóbrega, … - In: REGION 4 (2017) 1, pp. 17-30
Today, one of the main challenges faced in urban logistics is the distribution of goods. In Brazil, mid to large cities … of a freight trip generation model developed for pubs and restaurants in Belo Horizonte (Brazil). Once performed the …
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The expansion of the Brazilian winter corn crop and its impact on price transmission
Mattos, Fabio L.; da Silveira, Rodrigo Lanna Franco - In: International Journal of Financial Studies 6 (2018) 2, pp. 1-17
between domestic Brazilian prices and international prices as well as spot and futures prices in Brazil. Econometric time … particularly noticeable after 2002, when expanding corn production in Brazil was leading to greater participation in the …
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Measuring links between labor monopsony and the gender pay gap in Brazil
Vick, Brandon - In: IZA Journal of Development and Migration 7 (2017) 10, pp. 1-28
This paper focuses on gender differences in job mobility and earnings for workers in Brazil. Monopsony theory suggests …
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Accounting for Cross-Country Differences in Employee Involvement Practices: Comparative Case Studies in Germany, Brazil and China
Krzywdzinski, Martin - In: British Journal of Industrial Relations 55 (2017) 2, pp. 321-346
Employee involvement is a contested concept in organizations. While the mainstream of the research debate has focused on measuring the strength of employee involvement (EI), this article emphasizes the existence of very different forms of EI. It draws on case studies of the German, Brazilian and...
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Composition and determinants of the skilled out-migration in the Brazilian formal labor market: A panel data analysis from 1995 to 2006
da Silva Freguglia, Ricardo; Gonçalves, Eduardo; … - In: EconomiA 15 (2014) 1, pp. 100-117
This paper aims to examine the composition and identify determinant factors of interstate the skilled labor loss in the Brazilian formal labor market between 1995 and 2006, with emphasis on the role of individual motivations and regional factors. In order to estimate such determinants, we use a...
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Spatial income inequality in Brazil, 1872-2000
Reis, Eustáquio - In: EconomiA 15 (2014) 2, pp. 119-140
The paper provides historical perspectives on spatial economic inequalities in Brazil making use of a database on …
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Fiscal insurance and public debt management: Evidence for a large emerging economy
de Mendonça, Helder Ferreira; Pessanha, Kelli Manhães - In: EconomiA 15 (2014) 2, pp. 162-173
This paper is a contribution to the analysis concerning fiscal insurance and public debt management. We built fiscal indicators and present empirical evidence for the effect of the public debt management on the fiscal insurance based on the Brazilian economy. The analysis is based on two steps:...
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Input-Output Matrix study: A theoretical frame to study the impact of Brazilian IPI reduction in final demand
Santana Borges, Rodrigo Emmanuel; Montibeler, Everlam Elias - In: EconomiA 15 (2014) 2, pp. 228-241
, a tax that is one of the VATs in Brazil, was indeed the most efficient choice among the other value added taxes in … Brazil. In order to accomplish such objectives, a simple final demand model for the GDP is adopted, and the latest national … countercyclical economic policy adopted in Brazil had a positive result and fulfilled the expected goals. …
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Basic interest rate, bank competition and bank spread in personal credit operations in Brazil: A theoretical and empirical analysis
da Silva, Guilherme Jonas Costa; Steagall Pirtouscheg, … - In: EconomiA 16 (2015) 1, pp. 32-45
The debate on the strategy of banking spread reduction in Brazil has been extended for a long time and was … and the results showed that both aspects are relevant in explaining the banking spread in Brazil, and should not be …
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