Browsing FGV EPGE - Ensaios Econômicos by Author "Carvalho, Alexandre"

Assets, markets and poverty in Brazil

Nascimento, Mabel; Neri, Marcelo Côrtes; Carvalho, Alexandre; Amadeo, Edward Joaquim
2000-03-01

This paper establishes a basis of research on the relationship between poverty, resources distribution and assets markets operation. The main objective is to help the implementation of capital enhancing policies towards ...

Diferenciais de salários por raça e gênero: aplicação dos procedimentos de Oaxaca e Heckman em pesquisas amostrais complexas

Silva, Denise Britz; Carvalho, Alexandre; Neri, Marcelo Côrtes
2006-12-01

Este artigo decompõe o diferencial de salários por cor e sexo dos trabalhadores brasileiros usando os microdados da Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílio (PNAD). A metodologia consiste em estimar a equação de salários ...

Microeconomic instability and children's human capital accumulation: the effects of idiosyncratic shocks to father's income on child labor, school drop-outs and repetition rates in Brazil

Sedlacek, Guilherme Luís; Costa, Daniela Ribeiro da; Carvalho, Alexandre; Gustafsson-Wright, Emily; Neri, Marcelo Côrtes
2000-07-01

This paper evaluates the long-run effects of economic instability. In particular, we study the impact of idiosyncratic shocks to father’s income on children’s human capital accumulation variables such as school drop-outs, ...