In this article we show that among elementary school students in Brazil there is a negative and significant relationship between within-class age dispersion and pupil’s proficiency. The relationship between the age-grade delay and school proficiency is usually explained by several factors that...

This article analyzes the evolution of working hours shifts in Brazil from 1981 to 1999. The data are based on the PNAD (a Brazilian Household National Survey). The econometric model used has its grounds on the methodology Age-Period-Cohort, which allows us not only to analyze the effects...

In Brazil, the nineties are marked by profound changes in the patterns of employment and earnings. Our main purpose is to analyze the extent of occupational mobility in Brazil, during this period, with special attention to differences between male and female profiles. We investigate workers...