In-kind transfers in Brazil: household consumption and welfare effects

Today in Brazil, Programa de Alimentação dos Trabalhadores (PAT) creates incentives for firms to provide 20 million workers with in-kind transfers, typically in voucher form. This work uses a propensity score framework to test whether such benefits distort consumption decisions when compared to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bruno Toni Palialol
Other Authors: Paula Carvalho Pereda
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016
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Online Access:http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12138/tde-05092016-161730/