Browsing by Author "Mattos, Enlinson"
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Accountability and yardstick competition in the public provision of education
2015-04-27This paper explores the institutional change introduced by the public disclosure of an education development index (IDEB, Basic Education Development Index) in 2007 to identify the e ect of education accountability on ... -
Ad-valorem tax incidence and after-tax price adjustments: evidence from Brazilian basic basket food
2010We examine price responses to ad-valorem tax changes in the Brazilian food market over the period 1994-2008. In particular, we investigate VAT incidence for ten goods representing basic basket food in 16 states. Our results ... -
Ad-valorem tax incidence and after-tax price adjustments: evidence from Brazilian basic basket food
2011-11Recent empirical work on tax incidence suggests that after-tax price responses are independent of the tax change direction. This paper investigates asymmetric price responses to ad-valorem tax changes in the Brazilian food ... -
Altruism and participation costs in local redistribution: empirical evidence for Brazilian municipalities
2013Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role played by the geographic distance between the poor and non-poor in the local demand for income redistribution and, in particular, to provide an empirical test ... -
Uma análise da eficiência nos gastos em educação fundamental para os municípios paulistas
2011The aim of this paper was to evaluate the relative efficiency of the counties with regard to spending on primary education in 2005. To this end, we used some indexes and indicators of results of an analysis of efficient ... -
Assessing the impact of More Doctors Program on health care indicators
2018-10This paper aims to assess the short run effects of the More Doctors Program, launched by the Brazilian federal government in 2013. Using differences-in-differences approach with municipal data collected between 2010 and ... -
Capitanias hereditárias e desenvolvimento: herança colonial sobre desigualdade e instituições
2011This paper aims at identifying the effects of historical inequality in the Brazilian municipalities formation on the actual conditions of land and income inequalities and on institutions quality. In particular, we use, ... -
Carga fiscal e incidência de ICMS: uma análise empírica em painel de dados
2011The main purpose of this paper is to estimate the tax burden of 12 commodities in Brazil. We collect data of tax rate changes on sales tax (ICMS) and tax inclusive prices. Based on this data, econometric methodology is ... -
Cash-cum-in-kind transfers and income tax function
2016-02-25This paper investigates income tax revenues response to tax rate changes taking into consideration that cash-cum-in-kind transfers are used as a redistributive package to the community. First, we show that when cash and ... -
Câmbio e arrecadação municipal no Brasil: uma análise empírica de 2004 a 2007
2010-05-27Este trabalho busca testar empiricamente a associação estatística entre taxa de câmbio real local e arrecadação dos municípios brasileiros para o período de 2004 a 2007. O trabalho apresenta evidências empíricas sobre a ... -
Ciclos políticos eleitorais e a interação espacial de políticas fiscais entre os municípios brasileiros
2011This paper aims to test if there is a spatial interaction on municipal expenditures (health, education and investments) in electoral years. The test is performed using data from 1997 to 2008 as Lockwood & Migali (2009). ... -
College quality signaling and individual performance: effects on labor market outcomes after graduation
2019-05The association between college attendance and labor market premium is well-documented in existing literature. The signaling process plays a role in the explanation: college graduation serves as a signal for ability to the ... -
Descentralização fiscal e municipalização do ensino fundamental: impacto sobre os indicadores de desempenho educacional
2012-09-12Este trabalho procurou estimar os efeitos das mudanças ocorridas no sistema de educação fundamental brasileiro com relação à descentralização sobre o desempenho do setor, sendo o conceito de descentralização entendido de ... -
Desmembramento de municípios: impactos sobre as eleições legislativas municipais
2017The article evaluates the effects of the division of municipalities on the elections in the composition in the municipal legislative chambers, where we try to identify the gerrymandering hypothesis, that is, change of the ... -
O dilema fiscal: remendar ou reformar?
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Economias de escala na oferta de serviços públicos de saúde: um estudo para os municípios paulistas
2010-08-19Este artigo avalia os efeitos das variáveis de escala na oferta de serviços públicos de saúde dos municípios paulistas, com o objetivo de investigar os possíveis efeitos do processo de descentralização dos serviços de saúde ... -
Education production efficiency: evidence from Brazilian universities
2009This paper investigates how efficient are the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in Brazil, and which institution – public or private – is more efficient in the production of knowledge. In addition, it was also verified ... -
Education production efficiency: evidence from Brazilian universities
2013-03The purpose of this paper is to estimate the efficiency of higher education institutions in Brazil with emphasis on its determinants, taking particularly into account the relative efficiency of public and private institutions ... -
O efeito da intenção de reeleição sobre gastos em saúde: uma análise com base no modelo de reputação política
2010-03-01The effect of reelection intention on public health expenditures: An analysis based on reputation models. The political model of reputational-building argues that if the incumbent politician aspires to be reassigned, he/she ...
