Studies of the effects of pre-school programs on child development in developing countries have found scant impact. This study was conducted to reconcile the importance of daycare for child development with the empirical estimates of small effects. Using a random sample of 500 children from 100...

This study aims to propose principles that are fully compatible with the historical evolution of the Bolsa Família program and with its current dimension. These principles provide the size of the population to be served and the magnitude of benefits to be granted for any scenario of growth in...

The extraordinary events that occurred in the country between 2001-2007, with a sharp decline in inequality and the levels of poverty and extreme poverty offers a unique opportunity to examine the most relevant factors to explain changes that benefit the poor and in different scenarios ? with...

Este trabalho tem como objetivo propor princípios que são inteiramente compatíveis tanto com a evolução histórica do programa Bolsa Família como com sua dimensão atual. Estes princípios permitem determinar o tamanho da população a ser atendida e a magnitude dos benefícios a serem...

Studies of the effects of pre-school programs on child development in developing countries have found scant impact. This study was conducted to reconcile the importance of daycare for child development with the empirical estimates of small effects. Using a random sample of 500 children from 100...

The authors analyze the characteristics and behavior of households headed by women in urban Brazil and identify some of the consequences for child welfare on the growth of these households. The following was among their findings. First, households headed by women are a heterogeneous group, which...

Studies of the effects of pre-school programs on child development in developing countries have found scant impact. This study was conducted to reconcile the importance of daycare for child development with the empirical estimates of small effects. Using a random sample of 500 children from 100...

Os extraordinários acontecimentos havidos no país entre 2001-2007, com uma queda acentuada da desigualdade e dos níveis de pobreza e de extrema pobreza nos oferecem uma oportunidade única de estudarmos os fatores mais relevantes para explicar as mudanças em favor dos mais pobres e em...

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of the 1988 changes in labor market regulations on the level of employment and on the time required by firms to adjust their employment level to economic fluctuations. From the many aspects of labor market regulations, this study will...