O objetivo deste texto é investigar o impacto do Programa Bolsa Família (PBF) na composição do mercado de trabalho no Brasil. Em particular, analisar em que medida essa transferência de renda distorce a escolha ocupacional dos beneficiários no sentido de torná-los mais propensos a optar...

The objective of this study is to analyze the patterns of Brazilian household consumption based on the gender and race of the head of the household. To do so, we estimated a simultaneous demand system for the six main aggregate consumption categories: housing, transportation, food, health,...

In this study we estimate the Brazilian consumer demand system through family expenditure data, which cover all consumption categories. The model is estimated from family-level expenditures on seven consumption categories, and a new set of regional cost-of-living indexes. The sources for...

In this study we estimate the Brazilian consumer demand system through family expenditure data, which cover all consumption categories. The model is estimated from family-level expenditures on seven consumption categories, and a new set of regional cost-of-living indexes. The sources for...

A literatura empírica sobre diferencial de salários entre os setores público e privado no Brasil apresenta evidências de que os trabalhadores do setor público recebem, em média, maiores salários do que os trabalhadores do setor privado. Ainda que pouco explorada no que diz respeito aos...

By now new modern rice varieties (MVs) with multiple pest and disease resistance have completely replaced early MVs, such as IRS and IR8, except in a few areas of Asia. This study attempts to identify the changing impacts of 'first-generation' and 'second-generation' MVs on productivity in rice...