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Political budget cycles and democratization in Latin America, 1973-2008
2010We test for political budget cycles in a panel of eighteen Latin American democracies from 1973 to 2008. Recent studies have argued that the pattern of deficit cycles in a large cross-section of countries is driven by the ... -
Economic performance and political coordination in Portugal’s "dry" political system
2016-01We posit that sound, growth-promoting economic policy is more likely to be formulated when major political players have incentives to cooperate. Using Portugal as an arena to test this theory, we provide an in depth analysis ... -
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 ... -
Legislative organization and executive success rate at the subnational level: a comparison of Brazil and Germany, 1990-2010
2011How does parliamentary organization affect the legislative success rate of the Executive in presidential and parliamentary systems at the subnational level? Why are some governors much more successful than others even ... -
The limited power of information: monitoring and corruption deterrence-evidence from a random-audits program in Brazil
2011-05While corruption is documented to have high social costs, the mechanisms that enable and deter corruption are not entirely understood. This paper takes advantage of the introduction of a random-audits program in Brazil, ... -
The impact of public transport expansions on informality: the case of the São Paulo metropolitan region
2015The São Paulo Metropolitan Region (SPMR) displays a strong core-periphery divide. Central areas concentrate the bulk of formal jobs while peripheral areas display high incidence of informal employment. This pattern is ... -
Empirical evidence of the effect of sanitation policies on health indicators for Brazilian municipalities
2011This paper investigates the effects of sanitation policies on health indicators in a panel of Brazilian municipalities. Specifically, we use DataSUS, the IBGE, and the SNIS to assess whether the indicators of sanitation ... -
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, ... -
Local economic development: theory, evidence, and implications for policy in Brazil
2008Local economic development policies have surged in Brazil over the past decade—a major shift in this regionally diverse country of 27 states, over 5,000 municipalities, and the largest economy in Latin America. We review ... -
Measuring corruption: what have we learned?
2012There is current a large concern with corruption around the world as it may be one of the causes for lagging development. There is also a concern that corrupt government will succeed to stay in power using the money obtained ... -
The political economy of productivity in Brazil
2010-03This paper explores the link between Brazil’s political institutions and its disappointing productivity and growth in recent decades. Although political institutions provide the president with incentives and the instruments ... -
A provisão pública de ensino superior como mecanismo de seleção por habilidade: evidências para o Brasil
2013We investigate the aspects related with students segregation between the higher education provided by the public sector and that one which is offered by the private sector. Based on data from the National Household Sample ... -
Os salários dos professores públicos são atrativos no Brasil?
2008The relation between teacher wages and their students’ performance is one of the great discussions in economics of education literature. However, international literature converges to the idea that teachers’ relative wages ... -
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 ... -
Articulação intrapartidária e desempenho eleitoral no Brasil
2012We address the issue of whether electing a mayor affects the same party performance at subsequent proportional elections in the same municipality. We employ a Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) model to identify the ... -
Aumentando a eficácia e a eficiência da avaliação do ensino superior: uma análise do uso do Enem como alternativa ao Enade para ingressantes
2009A aplicação do Enade (Exame Nacional de Avaliação do Desempenho dos Estudantes) para alunos ingressantes trouxe um significativo avanço para a avaliação do ensino superior no país: a possibilidade do cálculo de uma medida ... -
A geografia do voto nas eleições paulistas: medidas e aplicações
2011Este artigo discute as medidas de concentração geográfica dos votos propostas pela literatura e propõe uma nova medida, estimada para as eleições para deputado federal no Estado de São Paulo nos últimos 5 pleitos (1994-2010). ... -
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 ... -
Perspectiva dinâmica na análise da estrutura espacial urbana em cidades de rápido crescimento no Pará
2014Este ensaio tem como objetivo compreender de que forma as estruturas espaciais das cidades de Marabá e Santarém vêm se desenvolvendo sob o enfoque de suas características de expansão urbana. Propomos a adoção de um referencial ...
