Recent empirical studies argue that traditional trade models ignore product quality, usually leading to bias in price elasticities, which prevents the correct evaluation of trade determinants and the development of trade policies. This article quantifies the effect of quality on Brazilian...

Recent empirical studies argue that traditional trade models ignore product quality, usually leading to bias in price elasticities, which prevents the correct evaluation of trade determinants and the development of trade policies. This article quantifies the effect of quality on Brazilian...

This paper analyzes the effects of local labor market conditions on fertility behavior. The empirical strategy exploits exogenous shock in the demand for local labor generated by Brazil's trade liberalization in the 1990s. Our results show that adverse shocks to regional employment...

Based on the theory of heterogeneous firms, participation in the international market leads to changes in performance and efficiency gains at the firm level. This article uses microdata at the level of firms of the Brazilian manufacturing industry (2007-2014) to investigate the impacts of...

Start export is important for firm’s performance and efficiency gains. This paper explores the export-productivity and export-capital intensity relationship using firm-level data from Brazilian manufacturing industry over the 2007–2014 period. The empirical strategy combine Propensity Score...