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Spatial Differences between Family and Non-Family Farming in Brazilian Agriculture
Bacha, Carlos José C.; Stege, Alysson Luiz - 2014
Brazilian agriculture has grown enormously during the past three decades. An interesting aspect of this growth is the respective roles of family and non-family farming, and the seeming importance of this distinction to Brazilian agricultural policy, reflected in the existence of separate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014142023
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Access to justice and entrepreneurship: Evidence from Brazil's special civil tribunals
Lichand, Guilherme; Soares, Rodrigo R. - 2011
Entrepreneurship is usually identified as an important determinant of aggregate productivity and long-term growth. The determinants of entrepreneurship, nevertheless, are not entirely understood. A recent literature has linked entrepreneurship to the development of the justice system. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278593
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Living on the edge: Youth entry, career and exit in drug-selling gangs
Carvalho, Leandro; Soares, Rodrigo Reis - 2013
We use data from a unique survey of members of drug-trafficking gangs in favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to … experience and involvement in gang-related violence. The two-year mortality rate in the sample of gang-members reaches 20%, with … the probability of death increasing with initial involvement in gang violence and with personality traits associated with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291376
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Access to justice and entrepreneurship : evidence from Brazil's special civil tribunals
Lichand, Guilherme; Soares, Rodrigo Reis - 2011
; Brazil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009266678
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Do government audits reduce corruption? : estimating the impacts of exposing corrupt politicians
Avis, Eric; Ferraz, Claudio; Finan, Frederico S. - 2016
enhancing political and judiciary accountability. We do so in the context of Brazil's anti-corruption program, which randomly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011507872
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Access to Justice and Entrepreneurship : Evidence from Brazil's Special Civil Tribunals
Lichand, Guilherme - 2011
Entrepreneurship is usually identified as an important determinant of aggregate productivity and long-term growth. The determinants of entrepreneurship, nevertheless, are not entirely understood. A recent literature has linked entrepreneurship to the development of the justice system. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013120850
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Evaluating the Gender Variations in Informal Sector Entrepreneurship : Some Lessons from Brazil
Williams, Colin - 2015
an extensive 2003 survey conducted in urban Brazil of informal sector entrepreneurs operating micro-enterprises with five …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013009695
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Access to justice and entrepreneurship : evidence from Brazil's special civil tribunals
Lichand, Guilherme; Soares, Rodrigo Reis - 2011
; Brazil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009315472
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Access to Justice and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Brazil's Special Civil Tribunals
Lichand, Guilherme; Soares, Rodrigo R. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Entrepreneurship is usually identified as an important determinant of aggregate productivity and long-term growth. The determinants of entrepreneurship, nevertheless, are not entirely understood. A recent literature has linked entrepreneurship to the development of the justice system. This paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009283566
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Access to justice and entrepreneurship: evidence from Brazil’s Special Civil Tribunals
Lichand, Guilherme; Soares, Rodrigo R. - Departamento de Economia, Pontifícia Universidade … - 2011
Entrepreneurship is usually indentified as an important determinant of aggregate productivity and long-term growth. The determinants of entrepreneurship, nevertheless, are not entirely understood. A recent literature has linked entrepreneurship to the development of the justice system. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009276061