In this study we document trends in the allocation of time by gender in Brazil. In particular, we analyze trends in market work hours, home work hours (household chores), commute and leisure times in Brazil along 2001-2015. Analysis is made by gender and is based on the National Household Survey...

In this study we document trends in the allocation of time by gender in Brazil. In particular, we analyze trends in market work hours, home work hours (household chores), commute and leisure times in Brazil along 2001-2015. Analysis is made by gender and is based on the National Household Survey...

This study estimates demand elasticities for staple foods in Brazil taking into account the differences in demand behaviour across urban and rural areas. We analyze microdata from 2002/2003 household expenditure survey (POF), conducted by IBGE. The methodology adopted in demand estimation is...

This paper investigates the price elasticity of Brazilian residential electricity demand for 2012-2016. The estimations use random and fixed effects panel data and impulse response function in a VAR/VECM model for time series analysis. Furthermore, we analyze the consumers in two categories, Low...

Household consumption is the most important component of gross domestic product (GDP) and its dynamics is crucial to understanding the changes in the dynamics of the economy in boom periods and crises. This paper analyzes the structure of household consumption in Brazil between the years 2000...

The objective of this study was to obtain an estimate for residential electricity demand in Minas Gerais in the period from 1970 to 2002. Specifically, the goal was to estimate price and income elasticities. After determining that the series under study were non-stationary, we chose to use the...

O presente estudo analisa o impacto da criminalidade sobre o bem-estar individual e social. A perda de bem-estar é estimada pela disposição a pagar dos indivíduos relativamente a uma cesta de serviços de segurança, captada pelo Método de Avaliação Contingente e calculada com regressão...

A água é um bem de consumo que possui valor econômico, por suas características físico-químicas ela é essencial à vida humana, animal e vegetal, contudo, os recursos hídricos tornam-se a cada dia mais escassos na natureza. O processo de degradação dos recursos hídricos por meio de...

The objective of this study is to analyze the patterns of Brazilian household consumption based on the gender and race of the head of the household. To do so, we estimated a simultaneous demand system for the six main aggregate consumption categories: housing, transportation, food, health,...

Spanish Abstract: Desde los años ochenta era natural que se presentara una transformación significativa en las formas del mercado de los productos dada la apertura económica y comercial, sin embargo, es hasta la década de los noventa que realmente se vive el florecimiento de nuevas cadenas...