Search Results - "Gori Maia, Alexandre"

Migration and Democratization in Brazil: The Case of Electoral Participation and Competition by Maia, Alexandre Gori, Lu, Yao

“…Deepening democratization in Brazil has coincided with sustained flows of domestic migration, which raises an important question of whether migration deepens…”
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The short-term impacts of coronavirus quarantine in São Paulo: The health-economy trade-offs by Gori Maia, Alexandre, Marteleto, Leticia, Rodrigues, Cristina Guimarães, Sereno, Luiz Gustavo

“…We analyze the trade-offs between health and the economy during the period of social distancing in São Paulo, the state hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in…”
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Improving production and quality of life for smallholder farmers through a climate resilience program: An experience in the Brazilian Sertão by Gori Maia, Alexandre, Burney, Jennifer Anne, Morales Martínez, José Daniel, Cesano, Daniele

“…We use a combination of economic and wellbeing metrics to evaluate the impacts of a climate resilience program designed for family farmers in the semiarid…”
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Spatial diffusion of efficient irrigation systems: a study of São Paulo, Brazil by Martínez, Daniel Morales, Maia, Alexandre Gori, Garcia, Junior Ruiz

“…Finding ways to stimulate the diffusion of water‐saving irrigation systems is essential to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on water supply. We…”
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The Effect of Social Behavior on Residential Water Consumption by Daniel Morales Martínez, Alexandre Gori Maia

“…We analyze how residential water consumption is influenced by the consumption of households belonging to the same social group (peer effect). Analyses are…”
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The Impacts of Cash Transfers on Subjective Wellbeing and Poverty: The Case of Colombia by Morales Martínez, Daniel, Gori Maia, Alexandre

“…Cash transfer programs have been the main social policy in the fight against poverty and inequality in Latin-American countries. This paper analyzes the…”
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Governance and financial efficiency of Brazilian credit unions by Favalli, Ricardo Terranova, Gori Maia, Alexandre, da Silveira, Jose Maria Ferreira Jardim

“…PurposeThis paper aims to evaluate the relation between governance and financial efficiency of credit unions in Brazil. The study shows how poor financial…”
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Labor market impacts of employment quotas for the disabled in Brazil by Gori Maia, Alexandre, Gaspar Garcia, Vinicius

“…The occupational achievements of people with disabilities and those with less severe functional limitations are analyzed before and after the implementation of…”
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Empirical modeling of agricultural climate risk by Burney, Jennifer, McIntosh, Craig, Lopez-Videla, Bruno, Samphantharak, Krislert, Gori Maia, Alexandre

“…Effective policies for adaptation to climate change require understanding how impacts are related to exposures and vulnerability, the dimensions of the climate…”
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Climate change and farm-level adaptation: the Brazilian Sertão by Gori Maia, Alexandre, Cesano, Daniele, Miyamoto, Bruno Cesar Brito, Eusebio, Gabriela Santos, Silva, Patricia Andrade de Oliveira

“…Purpose The Sertão, located in the Northeastern region of Brazil, is the most populous semi-arid region in the world. The region also faces the highest rates…”
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Multidimensional Poverty in Brazil in the Early 21st Century: Evidence from the Demographic Census by Stankiewicz Serra, Adriana, Yalonetzky, Gaston Isaias, Maia, Alexandre Gori

“…This paper examines multidimensional poverty in Brazil in 2000 and 2010, based on the microdata of the Demographic Censuses. Our analysis is disaggregated into…”
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The economic impacts of the diffusion of agroforestry in Brazil by Gori Maia, Alexandre, Eusebio, Gabriela dos Santos, Fasiaben, Maria do Carmo Ramos, Moraes, Andre Steffens, Assad, Eduardo Delgado, Pugliero, Vanessa Silva

“…The diffusion of agroforestry systems is among the priority actions to reduce carbon emissions in Brazil. However, the economic impacts of agroforestry are…”
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Can the Content of Social Networks Explain Epidemic Outbreaks? by Gori Maia, Alexandre, Martinez, Jose Daniel Morales, Marteleto, Leticia Junqueira, Rodrigues, Cristina Guimaraes, Sereno, Luiz Gustavo

“…People share and seek information online that reflects a variety of social phenomena, including concerns about health conditions. We analyze how the contents…”
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The effect of environmental change on out-migration in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest by Gori Maia, Alexandre, Schons, Stella Zucchetti

“…We study how environmental change affects out-migration in the Brazilian Amazon using census data on municipal-level migration flows between 2005 and 2010. We…”
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Climate and fertility amid a public health crisis by Marteleto, Letícia J., Maia, Alexandre Gori, Rodrigues, Cristina Guimarães

“…One line of enquiry in demographic research assesses whether climate affects fertility. We extend this literature by examining the ramifications of climate…”
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Desigualdade no acesso à saúde entre as áreas urbanas e rurais do Brasil: uma decomposição de fatores entre 1998 a 2008 by Arruda, Natália Martins, Maia, Alexandre Gori, Alves, Luciana Correia

“…O acesso à saúde é uma importante dimensão das desigualdades entre áreas urbanas e rurais. O acesso é menor nas áreas rurais em função da maior vulnerabilidade…”
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Does wage reflect labor productivity? A comparison between Brazil and the United States by MAIA, ALEXANDRE GORI, SAKAMOTO, ARTHUR

“…ABSTRACT The study compares the relationship between wages and labor productivity for different categories of workers in Brazil and in the U.S. Analyses…”
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WILLINGNESS TO PAY AND FRAMING EFFECT: EVIDENCE FROM ORGANIC TOMATOES by de Ferreira, Larice Simone, da Silveira, Rodrigo Lanna Franco, Maia, Alexandre Gori

“…This study investigates the framing effect on the willingness to pay (WTP) for the consumption of organic foods, particularly organic tomatoes. In addition, we…”
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HOW EMPLOYMENT SHAPES INCOME INEQUALITY: A COMPARISON BETWEEN BRAZIL AND THE U.S by Maia, Alexandre Gori, Sakamoto, Arthur, Wang, Sharron Xuanren

“…ABSTRACT In this study, we analyze the relationship between the development of occupational structure and income inequality in Brazil and the U.S. While both…”
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Can credit help small family farming? Evidence from Brazil by Maia, Alexandre Gori, Eusébio, Gabriela dos Santos, da Silveira, Rodrigo Lanna Franco

“…Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of a Brazilian rural credit program, The National Program for Strengthening Family Farming…”
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