Browsing FGV EESP - Escola de Economia de São Paulo by Author "Rocha, Maúna Soares de Baldini"

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Descentralização e provisão de serviços públicos: evidências a partir da criação de municípios brasileiros no setor de saneamento básico

Rocha, Maúna Soares de Baldini
2009-08-21

This paper investigates one of the benefits of fiscal decentralization: better alignment of the basket of public goods with the preferences of the citizens concerned (Tiebout, 1956, Oates, 1972). Based on the method proposed ...
The effects of adult literacy on earnings and employment

Ponczek, Vladimir Pinheiro; Rocha, Maúna Soares de Baldini
2012-09-12

This paper provides evidence of the effects of adult literacy on individuals’ income and employability in Brazil based on information obtained from the monthly employment survey (PME). The OLS results indicate that after ...
Impacto da alfabetização de adultos sobre salário e emprego

Rocha, Maúna Soares de Baldini; Ponczek, Vladimir Pinheiro
2010-06-17

In this paper, we document some evidence about the impacts of adult alphabetization on earnings and labor force participation. The longitudinal data available in the Monthly Employment Survey (PME) allow us to control for ...