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ODS 11 cidades e comunidades sustentáveis: Adaptação à realidade brasileira e subsídios à elaboração do relatório nacional voluntário

Krause, Cleandro; Balbim, Renato Nunes - 2026

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The long-run effects of conditional cash transfers: The case of Bolsa Família in Brazil

Laguinge, Luis; Gasparini, Leonardo; Neidhöfer, Guido - 2026

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Expansão de área agrícola no Brasil : análise das microrregiões do Mato Grosso

Freitas, Rogério Edivaldo - 2026

The goal of this study was to measure and map the agricultural expansion areas for temporary and permanent crops from 1995 to 2023 at the Mato Grosso's microregion level. Data from IBGE were employed, and the methodological approach encompasses three quantitative stages. The results highlight 19...

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Expansão de área agrícola no Brasil: Análise das microrregiões do Mato Grosso

Freitas, Rogério Edivaldo - 2026

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Under pressure? Forced migration and public health

Marques, Renan; Maciel, Mateus; Zuchowski, David - 2026

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Measuring the effects of an optimization in Brazilian environmental regulation in the oil and gas sector

Caldeira, Thiago Costa Monteiro; Tessmann, Mathias Schneid - 2026

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Immigrants as victims of crime and safety efforts in São Paulo

Konta, Ryohei - 2026

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Digital financial inclusion for sustainable development in Brazil : unfolding the positive and negative paths

Gonzalez, Lauro; Kemmer Cernev, Adrian - 2026

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Perceptions of race in the labor market

Sant'Anna, Pedro C.; Sardoschau, Sulin; Schmeißer, Aiko - 2026

Empirical studies of racial wage disparities typically rely on self-reported race and treat racial categories as fixed. This paper shows that racial classification in the labor market is produced by social perception, and that modeling this perception process is essential for measuring wage...

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Perceptions of race in the labor market

Sant'Anna, Pedro C.; Sardoschau, Sulin; Schmeißer, Aiko - 2026

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Educational assortative mating and household income inequality : evidence from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa

Kujundzic, Ana - 2026

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Anchors in the storm: can emergency cash transfers protect human capital during economic crises?

Castellanos-Rodríguez, Luis Eduardo - 2026

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Corporate governance in Brazil and opportunistic behavior in the use of insider information

Ventura, Ana Flávia Albuquerque; Decourt, Roberto Frota; … - 2026

The opportunistic use of insider information generates adverse effects on capital markets, making its mitigation through robust corporate governance practices. This research analyzes the corporate governance mechanisms that reduce the signs of opportunistic insider trading, grounded in the...

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Fintech Competition and Banks’ Shrinking Margins in Brazil

Xu, Rui - 2026

The rise of fintech lenders has intensified competition in the banking industry. This study utilizes Brazilian bank-level data to examine the causal impact of increased competition on commercial banks’ lending rates and profitability. Employing a bank-specific Bartik exposure, constructed from...

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The Effects of Regulatory Information Systems on Credit Allocation : Evidence from Brazil’s Rural Credit Bureau

Arduini, Silvio; Dos Santos, Lucas; Miguel, Faruk; … - 2026

This paper studies how improvements in regulatory information systems affect credit allocation in rural financial markets. In 2021, the Central Bank of Brazil introduced major enhancements to the Rural Credit Bureau, first by integrating geospatial data on borrowers’ plots with national...

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The moderating role of corruption on the nexus between government spending and per capita income in the emerging economies of the BRICS

Khasawneh, Raed; Hailat, Mahmoud; Alqudah, Anas - 2026

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The long-run effects of conditional cash transfers : the case of Bolsa Família in Brazil

Laguinge, Luis; Gasparini, Leonardo; Neidhöfer, Guido - 2026

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes aim to break the intergenerational transmission of poverty by fostering human capital accumulation among children in vulnerable households. However, due to data limitations, evidence on their long-run effects remains scarce. This paper contributes to...

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Marine Spatial Planning as a public policy management tool for Brazil's Blue Amazon

Andrade, Israel de Oliveira; Carvalho, Andrea Bento - 2026

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is an internationally known tool for organizing and governing marine spaces and activities, economic or otherwise, carried out in these spaces. Being a public process of mapping and analyzing the maritime area that involves multiple interests, actors and factors, it...

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ODS 11 cidades e comunidades sustentáveis : adaptação à realidade brasileira e subsídios à elaboração do relatório nacional voluntário

Krause, Cleandro; Balbim, Renato Nunes - 2026

The purpose of this Discussion Paper is to present the potential monitoring of SDG 11 implementation in Brazil, based on existing indicators and data within the country, as well as those indicators defined for the group of participating countries that present their national reports. The 10...

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Industrial Activity, State Capacity, and Deforestation : Evidence from Brazil

Mata, Daniel da; Dotta, Mario; Severnini, Edson R. - 2026

Does industrial activity drive deforestation and land degradation, and can limited state capacity be overcome to decouple economic growth from environmental harm? We examine these questions in the context of slaughterhouse plant openings in Brazil from 1994 to 2019. Guided by a simple conceptual...

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Industrial activity, state capacity, and deforestation : evidence from Brazil

Mata, Daniel da; Dotta, Mario; Severnini, Edson R. - 2026

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The intergenerational costs of crime : evidence from maternal victimization in Brazil

Menezes, Lívia; Koppensteiner, Martin - 2026

We study the causal effect of maternal criminal victimization on child health using linked police reports and birth records from Brazil. Focusing on robbery and theft - everyday crimes not involving physical injury - we show that victimization during pregnancy increases low birthweight by 6.9...

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Financial Risks and Opportunities : Establishing Effective National and Regional Risk Financing Mechanisms for Brazil - Financial and Private Sector Development Policies for Fostering Sustainable Growth in Brazil

2026

This report, developed under the World Bank’s technical assistance program “Financial and Private Sector Development Policies for Fostering Sustainable Growth in Brazil,” examines strategies for strengthening disaster risk financing in response to floods. It provides an overview of federal...

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Leveraging Digital Public Infrastructure for Payment Delivery and Inclusion : Insights from a Personalized VAT Cashback Program in Brazil

2026

This report examines the design and implementation of Devolve ICMS, a state-level personalized value added tax (VAT) cashback program in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, through the lens of the World Bank’s G2Px framework. Using administrative data, a representative beneficiary survey, and...

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Dams and rural conflict : evidence from Brazil's hydropower expansion

Corbi, Raphael Bottura; Falco, Chiara; Uberti, Luca J. - 2026

We estimate the impact of infrastructure investment on conflict using 163 hydroelectric dams in Brazil (2002–2022). Leveraging the staggered rollout of construction in a difference-in-differences framework, we find that dams trigger sharp, temporary surges in land invasions, water disputes,...

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The employment consequences of anti-dumping tariffs : lessons from Brazil

Souza, Gustavo de; Li, Haishi - 2026 - Original version: January 2025, this version: Januar 2026

How do import tariffs affect employment? We develop an empirical strategy to identify the effects of tariffs using difference-in-differences, comparing anti-dumping (AD) investigations resulting in dumping tariffs to those not resulting in dumping tariffs. We find that an AD tariff decreases...

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The employment consequences of anti-dumping tariffs : lessons from Brazil

Souza, Gustavo de; Li, Haishi - 2025

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The employment consequences of anti-dumping tariffs : lessons from Brazil

Souza, Gustavo de; Li, Haishi - 2022

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The Employment Consequences of Anti-Dumping Tariffs : Lessons from Brazil

Souza, Gustavo de; Li, Haishi - 2022

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Varieties of local content : comparing ideas and institutions in Brazil and Malaysia's oil and gas sector

Kasahara, Yuri; Botelho, Antonio J.; Lima-de-Oliveira, … - 2026

Local content policies (LCPs) are key instruments of industrial policy used by middle-income countries (MICs) to capture segments of global value chains (GVCs). While, in principle, LCPs are very similar, in practice, they are highly diverse. What to prioritize, how to measure it, while...

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Characteristics of Venezuelan migration to Brazil : general aspects and labour market allocation

Guedes, Fillipe; Corseuil, Carlos Henrique; Freguglia, … - 2026

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Natural disasters and child labor in Brazil

Santos, Priscila S. dos; Kassouf, Ana Lúcia; … - 2026

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Covid-19 pandemic crisis and macroprudential policy measures in Brazil

Bandeira, Fernanda Martins; Ornelas, José Renato Haas - 2026

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O papel do BRICS na geopolítica da energia : há possibilidades de cooperação em energias renováveis, minerais críticos e tecnologias de baixo carbono?

Ungaretti, Carlos Renato; Taioka, Tainari; Mendonça, … - 2026

This study aims to assess the potential benefits of energy cooperation among the BRICS countries, with a focus on critical minerals, renewable energy, and low carbon technologies (LCTs). It is argued that the grouping can help reduce vulnerabilities and enhance effective pathways for energy...

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Intergenerational mobility and regional inequality in Brazil

Cenci, Eduardo; Lopes, Daniel; Monasteiro, Leonardo - 2026

We estimate the long-term intergenerational mobility (IM) in Brazil, by mesoregion, utiliz ing the methodology developed by Güell, Mora and Telmer (2015) and Güell et al. (2018). Benefiting from the unique features of Brazil, such as data availability on income, edu cation, full names, our...

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Do monetary policy shocks affect CO₂ emissions? : evidence from Brazil

Attílio, Luccas Assis; Faria, João Ricardo; Mollick, … - 2026

This paper examines whether monetary policy shocks affect CO₂ emissions over time in Brazil. We show that CO₂ emissions decline persistently following contractionary monetary policy shocks. The relationship between monetary policy and CO₂ emissions in Brazil is assessed through two...

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OECD Anti-Bribery Convention Phase 4 Follow-Up Report on Brazil : Implementing the Convention and Related Legal Instruments

2026

This Phase 4 follow-up report on Brazil by the OECD Working Group on Bribery evaluates the implementation of the recommendations in the Phase 4 evaluation of Brazil's implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and the...

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Promoting public-private collaboration through the SDGs in Paraná, Brazil

2026

The State of Paraná, Brazil, has used the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a guiding framework for public policymaking since 2016. More recently, Paraná has made private sector engagement a strategic priority to accelerate progress on sustainable development. The state promotes...

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Financing green industrial transitions under firm-level constraints : a comparative study of Brazil, India, Indonesia, and South Africa

Bartzokas, Anthony - 2026

Emerging economies face significant challenges in securing financial resources for green industrial transformation. This paper demonstrates that firm-level financial constraints systematically generate both emissions gaps and implementation gaps, constituting a first-order determinant of...

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Green transformation in Brazil : challenges, opportunities, and policy lessons

Puppim de Oliveira, José Antonio; Macedo, Laura S. … - 2026

International forums hosted by Brazil, such as the G20 Meeting in November 2024 and the COP30 of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in November 2025, indicate the country's need for a rapid transition to a more sustainable economy in several dimensions. In this paper, we...

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Modos de interação e de remuneração da relação universidade sociedade: análise descritiva dos dados do censo do diretório dos grupos de pesquisa 2023

Chiarini, Tulio; Tupy, Igo; Santos, Emerson Gomes dos; … - 2026

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The role of kinship networks in childcare at birth : evidence from three Latin American countries

Fernández Soto, Mariana; Escoto, Ana; … - 2026

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Under pressure? : forced migration and public health

Marques, Renan; Maciel, Mateus; Zuchowski, David - 2026

We study how Venezuelan refugee inflows affect healthcare outcomes and municipal public finances in Brazil's universal, decentralized public healthcare system. For identification, we exploit cross-municipality variation in refugee exposure and use distance to Brazil's only official border...

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Diversifier, hedge, or safe haven? : Bitcoin's role against the Brazilian stock market during the COVID-19 turmoil

Dias, Vitor Fonseca Machado Beling; Malaquias, Rodrigo … - 2026

The main purpose of this study was to analyze the dynamics of the conditional correlation between Bitcoin and BOVA11 (a Brazilian stock market ETF that has seen a significant increase in foreign investors) across the pre-, during, and post-COVID-19 pandemic periods. This analysis allowed us to...

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Leveraging Public Procurement to Advance Women’s Economic Opportunity : Insights from Brazil

Behr, Daniela M.; Groussard, Héloïse Marie; Martins, … - 2026

This brief examines how gender-responsive public procurement can serve as a powerful mechanism for women’s economic empowerment. Public procurement of goods and services represents one of the largest single markets in most economies, yet women-owned businesses capture less than 2 percent of...

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Risks, rates, and rays : domestic financing shapes Brazil's utility-scale solar PV costs in regulated auctions

Monroy Gomez, Santiago; Jansen, Malte - 2026

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Expanding social protection in the Global South : evidence from India, Brazil, and South Africa

Kumar, Sunaina; Ghosh, Ambar Kumar - 2026

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Towards an Integrated Social Information System for Brazil

Leite, Phillippe; Tsukada, Raquel - 2026

A evolução do Cadastro Único para Programas Sociais do Governo Federal, criado em 2001, reflete os esforços contínuos do Brasil para ampliar a eficiência e o alcance de seus programas sociais, tornando-se ao longo de mais de 20 anos uma referência internacional e ferramenta essencial para...

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From Policy to Practice : Tools for Climate-Responsive Management of Public Procurement and Public Assets in Brazilian States

2026

Este relatório apresenta uma estrutura prática, orientada para a ação, para apoiar os estados brasileiros na tradução dos compromissos da política climática em implementação efetiva por meio de compras públicas e gestão de ativos públicos. Desenvolvido no âmbito do Programa de...

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Ten Years of Upper Secondary Education Reform in Brazil : Policy Note

Costa, L. O.; Dalmon, D. L. - 2026

Over the past decade, Brazil’s upper secondary education reform has transformed a system once marked by low completion rates, limited student engagement, and deep inequalities; launched in 2016, the reform introduced flexible curricular pathways, expansion of instructional time, and targeted...

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The Economic Cost of Exclusion Based on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, and Sex Characteristics in the Labor Market in Brazil

2026

Evidências crescentes mostram que o estigma, a discriminação e a exclusão social que afetam identidades lésbicas, gays, bissexuais, transgêneros, intersexo e outras relacionadas (LGBTI+) impõem custos econômicos significativos ao minar a capacidade dos países de criar mais e melhores...

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Green mandates and the politics in the jungle : do leftist mayors curb Amazon deforestation?

Nishijima, Marislei; Pal, Sarmistha - 2026

This paper investigates whether left-leaning politicians are more effective than their rightleaning counterparts in reducing deforestation in the Legal Amazon in Brazil. Using data from 760 Amazon municipalities and a regression discontinuity approach based on close elections, it finds that...

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Transport of immunobiologicals in Brazil : a multiple case study

Andrade, Thayane Ingrid Xavier de; Viegas, Selma Maria … - 2026

Background: Immunobiologicals are thermolabile products that require strict storage and transportation conditions to maintain their immunogenic efficacy, particularly in countries where logistical and operational challenges are evident, such as Brazil. Methods: A holistic multiple case study,...

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Comment on "Development Effects of Electrification: Evidence from the Topographic Placement of Hydropower Plants in Brazil"

Ankel-Peters, Jörg; Bensch, Gunther; Vance, Colin - 2026

Lipscomb, Mobarak, and Barham (2013) document large positive effects of electrification in Brazil due to broad-based improvements in labor productivity. They instrument electrification by simulating a hypothetical power grid roll-out driven solely by geographic factors. Their estimates are not...

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Separations revisited : do layoffs or quits drive lower separation rates in high-quality firms?

Castro Dobbin, Cauê de; Fernandez, Daniel; Zohar, Tom - 2026

We challenge the view that the negative correlation between firm quality and separation rates reflects efficient separations. Using Brazilian administrative data, we show that this correlation is driven by lower layoff rates at high-quality firms, not differences in quits. We develop a job...

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Separations revisited : do layoffs or quits drive lower separation rates in high-quality firms?

Castro Dobbin, Cauê de; Fernandez, Daniel; Zohar, Tom - 2026

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Separations Revisited : Do Layoffs or Quits Drive Lower Separation Rates in High-Quality Firms?

Castro Dobbin, Cauê de; Fernandez, Daniel; Zohar, Tom - 2026

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Separations revisited : do layoffs or quits drive lower separation rates in high-quality firms?

Castro Dobbin, Cauê de; Fernandez, Daniel; Zohar, Tom - 2025

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Impacts of the installation of the São João monument on the residents in a city in the interior of Brazil

Carvalho, Luísa Cagica; Santos, Josiane Rodrigues dos; … - 2026

In the current context of the complexity of municipal management, the sustainable development of communities and compliance with the "2030 Agenda" objectives are essential. These objectives aim to reduce the negative environmental impact of cities by the year 2030, with special attention to...

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