We tested, empirically, whether the Brazilian fiscal policy for the period between 1995: I to 2008: III was active or passive. To analyze fiscal policy transmission mechanisms, we estimated functions by which the public debt/GDP ratio affects investment, primary surplus, output gap and the...

Purpose – An important question about the determinants of suicide refers to the role of media. In this context, the purpose of this paper is to investigate if there are groups of people who are susceptible to suicide as a result of the effect of media. Design/methodology/approach – Using...

Este artigo estimou, por meio de dados de painel, o efeito de variáveis econômicas sobre a taxa de suicídios nos estados brasileiros. Foram usados dados de todos os estados brasileiros, exceto o estado de Tocantins, para o período 1981-2006. Os resultados econométricos sugerem que fatores...

The article investigates the existence of discrimination in the urban and rural labor markets in Brazil. Tests the hypothesis that returns to education are different for black and white workers, male and female, in the urban and rural sectors. The methodology used allows for the decomposition of...