Author: Revista Brasileira De Estudos De População

Enhancing pandemic predictions by measuring daily contacts

Jaboatão City Hall employees distribute new clothes, masks and hygiene kits to homeless people.

The first global SARS-CoV-2 pandemic challenged existing measurement methods for respiratory diseases. While digital technologies were initially touted for real-time monitoring, the key has proven to be careful measurement of daily face-to-face contacts, which is essential for refining mathematical models to assess infection, recovery, and mortality. Read More →

Exploring the relationship between education and union type for women in Brazil

Vectorized illustration in pastel purple and orange. Left side: man sitting at a table, tinkering with a laptop. Right side: woman with laptop on legs; she is sitting on top of two giant books. Background: giant lamp with graduation hat. Behind the lamp, gray background with two gears.

Although informal conjugal unions have become more common in Brazil, university educated women still seem to prefer formal marriages. More surprisingly, the gap between lower and higher educated women has increased, as the chances of lower educated women being in informal unions has grown faster than for higher educated. Read More →

Barriers and possible interrelationships that impact the employment and integration of refugees in Brazil

Três homens negros sentados segurando uma folha de papel com a frase "Integrar é preciso"

What are the barriers and possible interrelationships that impact the employment and integration of refugees? There are national barriers and individual and organizational exclusionary factors. The Brazilian government is an obstacle. And solutions are presented that aim to minimize the impacts that barriers provide to the effective integration of these groups in Brazilian organizations. Read More →

Time use and food insecurity in female-headed households in Brazil

Food insecurity is mostly observed in female headed households in Brazil. Based on the assumptions of the feminization of poverty and in light of Feminist Economics theory, it is observed that households headed by women tend to be in a greater situation of vulnerability, although they allocate food resources better. Read More →