crime. Exploiting data from a randomized controlled trial and administrative data from the staggered nationwide program roll … experienced an increase in violent crime. Examining possible mechanisms, our analysis reveals that the program resulted in an … violent crime. In contrast, we show that the surge in violent crime is neither related to PKH increasing the (monetary and non …

Policy frames in Brazil have long run up against conflicting visions and understandings about the causes and … poverty and wellbeing. This framing is reflective of Brazil's national narrative on race relations and the idea that class and … employment status have been the most salient barriers to social welfare protections. Brazil's widely well-regarded anti …