O objetivo central deste estudo foi analisar o efeito de políticas de repressão sobre a taxa de homicídios na sociedade. Políticas de repressão ao crime podem ser divididas em duas partes: políticas de incapacitação e políticas de detenção. Em termos de políticas públicas, a...

O objetivo central deste estudo é verificar se as políticas de repressão aos homicídios têm efeitos similares em diferentes estados. Esses métodos de repressão ao crime podem ser divididos em: políticas de incapacitação (encarceramento) e políticas de detenção (taxas de...

This paper set up some stylized facts related to migration in Brazil. Two important things should be kept in mind: a) the data came from PNAD 2006; and b) the variable migration is defined as an individual that was born in one state but lives in another one. Changes in the definition of the variable...

This paper set up some stylized facts related to migration in Brazil. Two important things should be kept in mind: a) the data came from PNAD 2006; and b) the variable migration is defined as an individual that was born in one state but lives in another one. Changes in the definition of the variable...

Este trabalho tem por objetivo construir indicadores que possam auxiliar os agentes econômicos sobre a situação de cada município em termos de características de desenvolvimento humano, econômico, fiscal e bancário e de dinamismo. A partir desses indicadores, busca-se criar tipologias de...

This article considers an alternative methodology nested on super exogeneity tests to verify the occurrence of Ricardian quivalence. The advantage of this new procedure is based on the intuitive appeal and the statistical procedure, more appropriated than the econometric techniques previously...

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 article uses a new dataset about some "cidades satelites" in the Distrito Federal State. WE use these data to estimate a mincer equation and infer about spatial discrimination in the Distrito Federal labor market. We find severe wage punishment against individuals that live in Taguatinga...