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The effectiveness of education and health spending among Brazilian municipalities

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15-Jul-2009

Luiz de Mello and Mauro Pisu

This paper uses a large dataset combining census, household survey and budgetary data for nearly 4 000 Brazilian municipalities to estimate the impact of government spending on education and health outcomes.

Seminar on Employment outcomes and inequality: Brazil, China and India

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08-Apr-2009

OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS)
and OECD Development Centre (DEV) Joint Seminar
Employment and Inequality Outcomes:
New Evidence, Links and Policy Responses in Brazil, China and India
OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France
Wednesday, 8 April 2009

International Conference on "Efficient Local Development Strategies: Exchange of Experiences between Latin America and the OECD"

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23-Jun-2008

This will be an opportunity for representatives of cities and regions from OECD and Latin American countries to share their experience and outcome in defining, implementing and delivering policies within an economic development strategy.

Local Development Benefits from Staging Global Events

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27-Mar-2008

This book identifies how international events work as a trigger for local development and what hosting cities and nations can do to ensure that positive local development is realised.

Seminar on labour market issues in Brazil, China and India

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28-Mar-2007

Brazil, China and India represent a growing share of world GDP. They have also become more open to international trade and investment, thus creating new growth opportunities for OECD countries.

Social security reform in Brazil: Achievements and remaining challenges

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14-Dec-2006

Fabio Giambiagi and Luiz de Mello

This paper reviews the main elements of social security reform in Brazil since 1998 and discusses areas where further policy action is yet to be taken to ensure the sustainability of the social-security system over time. Economics Department Working Paper 534.

Improving labour utilisation in Brazil

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14-Dec-2006

Carlos H. de Brito Cruz and Luiz de Mello

An important policy challenge for raising Brazil's growth potential  is to improve labour utilisation by reducing informality and fostering human capital accumulation on and off the job. Economics Department Working Paper 533.

Economic survey of Brazil 2006: Improving labour utilisation

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24-Nov-2006

Labour force participation is comparable to the OECD area for prime-age males. It is somewhat lower for females and is trending down for youths as a result of rising school enrolment. The labour market ...

Economic Survey of Brazil 2005: Strengthening social policies and expenditure

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01-Mar-2005

This chapter discusses the main weaknesses and strengths of Brazilian financial markets. Low credit ratios, high intermediation costs, and financial exclusion contrast with the expansion of the institutional ...