The objectives of this paper are i) to assess the recent changes in the "actuarial factor" and their distributive and financial impacts in the short and long term. The actuarial factor was created in 1999 to adjust the individual benefit level according to age, time of contribution and life...

Brazil is one of thirteen countries in the world whose social insurance system offers a pension based solely upon length of contribution, with no age requirement. This kind of benefit allows contributors to have access to pensions at relatively young ages (here defined as before 60 years old for...

Este texto compara os gastos previdenciários entre diversos países, considerando as condições sociais, demográficas e econômicas de cada um deles. Dessa forma o trabalho estabelece uma avaliação de tais gastos em relação às suas respectivas possibilidades estruturais. Utilizando-se a...

This article discusses the legal and financial evolution of the Municipalities Participation Fund ? FPM. Initially, the importance of the fiscal transfers in the federative context is studied, and both the positive (as the reduction of the fiscal gap) and the negative aspects of such transfers...

This paper investigates the sensitivity of the variable poverty facing the public policies currently adopted by the Brazilian government, focusing on four central aspects: higher education, per capita income, unemployment rate and Bolsa Família program. In recent years, the Brazilian government...

This paper discusses a new approach to controlling for the environment when estimating efficiency. In response to the literature on the international comparison of bank efficiency, we draw the attention to a local dimension of comparison. By introducing geographical weights and estimating local...

Este trabalho avalia o esforço fiscal empregado pelas administrações estaduais brasileirasno período de 1985 a 1999. Os níveis de esforço fiscal são avaliados levando-seem conta vários fatores peculiares de cada estado, tais como proporções setoriais doproduto estadual, renda per...

This work analyses the evolution of relative Per Capita Income distribution, Literacy Rates, Years of Study and Longevity of Brazilian municipalities. The estimation of transition matrices, methodology developed in Quah (1993b), modeled the national, regional and intra-regional convergence...

This work analyses the evolution of relative Per Capita Income distribution, LiteracyRates, Years of Study and Longevity of Brazilian municipalities. The estimation oftransition matrices, methodology developed in Quah (1993b), modeled the national,regional and intra-regional convergence pattern...