This paper tests whether factors referring to socio-economic aspects, family heritage, social interaction, habits and customs explain differences among violent and non-violent prisoners. Some of the results of the probit estimation show that economic issues are the main factors that stimulate...

The objective of this study is to shed light on the determinants of criminality in Brazil. In order to undertake it we performed an econometric model based in panel data analysis for Brazilian states: Among the major conclusions we have an important result that income inequality plays an...

This paper investigates the sensitivity of the variable poverty facing the public policies currently adopted by the Brazilian government, focusing on four central aspects: higher education, per capita income, unemployment rate and Bolsa Família program. In recent years, the Brazilian government...

Este artigo analisa a evolução da taxa de câmbio brasileira a partir da adoção da âncora cambial no Plano Real. Para tanto, construiu-se um índice de pressão cambial com base na metodologia de Eichengreen et alii (1995, 1996) que detecta não só mudanças nas variações da taxa de...