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Arguments against means-tested cash transfers for the poor based upon labor supply appear both in the specialized literature and in the media. It is possible to make a microeconomic argument pointing to a reduction in labor supply on the part of beneficiaries of a targeted cash transfer. This...
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Arguments against means-tested cash transfers for the poor based upon labor supply appear both in the specialized literature and in the media. It is possible to make a microeconomic argument pointing to a reduction in labor supply on the part of beneficiaries of a targeted cash transfer. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009561421
Integrating information for the purpose of articulating social protection policies is hard work. It takes from political will, to capacity for institutional cooperation, to software development and direct communication channels with citizens. Because of that complexity, countries that pursue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011818950
Integrating information for the purpose of articulating social protection policies is hard work. It takes from political will, to capacity for institutional cooperation, to software development and direct communication channels with citizens. Because of that complexity, countries that pursue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011817289
Interstate migration in Brazil represents almost 40% of total internal migration. This paper investigates the economic … causes of interstate migration flow. We apply Crozet's model the interaction of increasing returns and transportation cost on … the regional dynamics and migration flow in Brazil. We estimate structural parameters to the Brazilian economy, among …
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Interstate migration in Brazil represents almost 40% of total internal migration. This paper investigates the economic … causes of interstate migration flow. We apply Crozet's model the interaction of increasing returns and transportation cost on … the regional dynamics and migration flow in Brazil. We estimate structural parameters to the Brazilian economy, among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010403343
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Using data from the Brazilian Census 2000 we estimate whether the distribution of the eligible population of the Continuous Cash Benefit (BPC) would change after a modification in definition of family used to calculate family per capita income. Our results show that in 2000 the majority of...
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We estimate the distributions of the eligible public, benefits and coverage levels of the Brazilian Continuous Cash Benefit Program (BPC) using survey data from the 2000 Census and the 2006 National Household Survey. The estimates show that the eligible population is uniformly distributed along...
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Functional dependency in elderly people has been studied in many countries where demographic changes have led to the increase in the over 60 age group. In Brazil, it has aroused interest of public agents and society due to the appearance of specific demands related to personal, domestic and...
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