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The present paper discusses two of the most relevant principles of the paradigm of Justice within the debate regarding the allocation of public resources to health policies: the principles of equality and equity. It emphasizes the need for transparency concerning public policies, since...
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Utilizando dados do Censo de 2000 este trabalho estima os efeitos sobre a estratificação social de pessoas com características elegíveis ao Benefício de Prestação Continuada (BPC) de uma mudança do conceito de família utilizado no cálculo dos rendimentos familiares per capita dos...
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We discuss four different concepts of feminization of poverty and analyze household survey data to verify if there is an undergoing feminization of poverty in eight Latin American countries, according to each of these concepts. We also verify if our results are sensible to changes in values of...
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We review the literature about the rich, the affluent and the top incomes focusing in two issues: identification and measurement, and the analysis of the determinants of richness. The review discusses data sources, indicators, populations and units of analysis used for the identification of the...
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O estudo examina um conjunto particular de determinantes institucionais da desigualdade: as políticas previdenciárias. A hipótese testada é a de que os benefícios que realmente contribuem para a concentração da Previdência no país – e, consequentemente, para a desigualdade – não...
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Besides examining concepts such as distribution and inequality the paper presents four of the most common graphical tools used to represent inequality in a distribution, to wit, the graph of the Pen´s Parade - usually built from quantile curves - the Lorenz curve, the generalized Lorenz curve...
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O estudo analisa as distribuições de pessoas idosas e deficientes incapazes para o trabalho e para a vida independente, dos benefícios e dos níveis de cobertura do BPC nos diferentes estratos de renda da população brasileira com base em informações do Censo de 2000, da Pesquisa Nacional...
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We decompose changes of the Gini coefficient to investigate whether the Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) have had an inequality reducing effect in three Latin American countries: Brazil, Mexico and Chile. The technique used is decomposition of the Gini coefficient by factor components. The main...
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We describe several characteristics of the two most important targeted cash transfer programs in Brazil, the Continuous Cash Benefit - BPC and the Bolsa Familia, and discuss their institutional aspects, long term sustainability, beneficiaries and levels of targeting. We also address the need of...
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O pesquisador Marcelo Medeiros faz recomendações para a elaboração de um questionário de pequeno porte. Segundo ele, para melhorar a legibilidade, deve-se evitar a redação de alternativas de resposta, instruções ou enunciados longos. Justificar o texto, evitar a separação de sílabas...
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