Considering that most countries exhibit substantial disparities between the rich and the poor, there is a demand for a fresh perspective on the dynamics of a country's development and its potential for convergence. The article represents an attempt to use a comprehensive econometric framework to...

This paper employs a panel event study design to examine the causal effects of the 2013 flood disaster in East Germany on subjective well-being. We merge geo-spatial flood data with longitudinal data from the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) to identify individuals in affected municipalities....

This work aims to contribute to the debate on social security by shedding light on the issue of collective benefits. Considering that different perspectives can be mobilized around the issue, the text carries out a classification exercise of collective benefits based on three approaches: i)...

Inequality is bad per se and has adverse effects, among other things, on economic development and the environment. It is also often argued that high and increasing inequalities put societies under stress, which increases the likelihood of social conflicts. However, the literature on this topic...

The article describes and analyses data on the homeless population that are available in the Cadastro Único. The aim is to present some input to the betterment of public policies, offering a diagnostic of the current situation in Brazil. The article also presents a method for the compilation,...