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Skill differentiation between formal and informal employment
Mattos, Enlinson; Ogura, Laudo M. - In: Journal of Economic Studies 36 (2009) 5, pp. 461-480
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the existence of skill differentiation between formal and informal labor markets. Design/methodology/approach – First, a theoretical model is developed under the assumption that concealment of production is increasingly costly for informal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863217
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Brazil's long‐term growth performance: trying to explain the puzzle
Adrogué, Ricardo; Cerisola, Martin; Gelos, Gaston - In: Journal of Economic Studies 37 (2010) 4, pp. 356-376
Purpose – This paper seeks to assess Brazil's growth performance from a long‐term perspective. Brazil's growth … performance over the past 25 years has been lackluster, and various hypotheses have been advanced to explain Brazil …‐country and panel estimation techniques to analyze Brazil's growth record, building on the vast empirical literature on growth and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863249
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Public debt and risk premium
Ferreira de Mendonça, Helder; Pereira Duarte Nunes, Marcio - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) 2, pp. 203-217
Purpose – This analysis seeks to deal with the emerging economies and to reveal that, if the fiscal authority is accountable with a policy that stabilizes the public debt/GDP ratio, the consequence is a low Treasury bond risk premium. Design/methodology/approach – Based on the purpose of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863279
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On the marginal social cost of cash‐cum‐in‐kind transfers
Duarte, Lucas; Mattos, Enlinson; Serillo, Juliana - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) 5, pp. 577-603
‐cum‐in‐kind transfers (MSCKT) for Brazil. Design/methodology/approach – The paper provides a theoretical model based on Wildasin to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863300
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Self‐employed workers' health and household labour supply
Reis, Mauricio - In: Journal of Economic Studies 38 (2011) 6, pp. 658-672
Purpose – This paper aims to investigate whether shocks to the health of a self‐employed worker in Brazil increase the … Brazil.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863304
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Infrastructure and productivity in Latin America: is there a relationship in the long run?
Kühl Teles, Vladimir; Cesar Mussolini, Caio - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) 1, pp. 44-62
(TFP) in the four major Latin American economies: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico. Design/methodology/approach – The … relationship between infrastructure and economic growth for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico between 1950 and 2000, using new …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863312
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Financial regulation and transparency of information: evidence from banking industry
Ferreira de Mendonça, Helder; José Cordeiro Galvão, … - In: Journal of Economic Studies 39 (2012) 4, pp. 380-397
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to see if a difference exists between the impact of the subprime crisis on countries with more transparency and more regulated finance than on others. A further objective is to explain the success of the Brazilian case in avoiding the financial crisis and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863330
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Financial market reactions to announcements of monetary policy decisions
Ferreira de Mendonça, Helder; Faria, Ivando - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 1, pp. 54-70
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to make an analysis of the Brazilian experience after the adoption of inflation targeting concerning the effects caused by the new practices of transparency and communication in the monetary policy. Design/methodology/approach – Changes in the financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863354
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An evaluation of the Brazilian informal labor market from 1995 to 2008
Roberto Amorim Loureiro, Paulo; Azevedo Araujo, Ricardo; … - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 1, pp. 71-87
Purpose – The aim of this paper is to perform an evaluation of the Brazilian informal labor market, following the lines suggested by Araujo and Souza. The paper focuses on the Brazilian labor market by using data from the National Household Sampling Survey – PNAD/IBGE, from 1995 to 2008....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863355
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Economic policies, macroeconomic environment and entrepreneurs' expectations
Caldas Montes, Gabriel; Cesar Albuquerque Bastos, Júlio - In: Journal of Economic Studies 40 (2013) 3, pp. 334-354
inflation targeting in Brazil, emphasizing the effect of inflation targeting credibility on the business confidence of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863368