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    • Correcting the fixed-effect estimator for endogenous switching 

      Botelho, Fernando; Ponczek, Vladimir Pinheiro
      2007-07-20
      In this paper, we propose a two-step estimator for panel data models in which a binary covariate is endogenous. In the first stage, a random-effects probit model is estimated, having the endogenous variable as the left-hand ...

    • Segmentation in the Brazilian labor market 

      Botelho, Fernando; Ponczek, Vladimir Pinheiro
      2007-07-20
      This paper measures the degree of segmentation in the brazilian labor market. Controlling for observable and unobservable characteristics, workers earn more in the formal sector, which supports the segmentation hypothesis. ...