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development quest. The sample includes Brazil, India, Vietnam and four African countries -- Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia …
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liberalization gains that arise when examining tariffs alone. This paper examines the experiences of Argentina and Brazil during the …
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This paper examines whether export participation matters for job training. The paper draws on longitudinal worker-firm data for Brazilian manufacturing, linked with detailed records on training activity from the main provider. The analysis uses industry-specific exchange rate movements to...
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enrichment of the curriculum. In Brazil, a nationwide policy -- Mais Educação -- was implemented in 2008 with this objective …
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A growing number of states and municipalities in Brazil rely on results-based management, and many other local and …
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This paper explores the link between exports and total factor productivity in Brazilian manufacturing firms over the period 2000–08. The Brazilian experience is instructive, as it is a case of an economy that expanded aggregate exports significantly, but with stagnant aggregate growth in total...
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equilibrium model, this study analyzes the economy-wide costs of achieving a 10 percent share of wind power in Brazil …’s electricity supply mix by 2030. Brazil is in the midst of an active program of wind capacity expansion. The welfare loss would be … that, in the case of Brazil, production subsidies financed through increased value-added tax would have superior impacts on …
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trade disputes, emphasizing the Brazil-United States dispute involving ethanol and the broader United States-China dispute …
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The state of Bahia, Brazil has made progress in reducing poverty and improving social indicators in the past decade …. Despite this progress, Bahia's poverty is among the highest and its social indicators are among the lowest in Brazil … living in Bahia does not by itself affect the probability of falling below the poverty line in Brazil. Hence, other …
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link between access to digital technologies and the demand for skills in the largest Latin American country, Brazil …
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