It is really nice to see an increasing number of good studies/publications written by/with Brazilian demographers. Here are two recent papers that might be of interest for some readers.
A few more papers:
- Queiroz, BL; Lima, EC; Freire, FH; Gonzaga, MR. Adult mortality estimates for small areas in Brazil, 1980—2010: a methodological approach. The Lancet. 2013.
- Schmertmann, CP; Cavenaghi, SM; Assunção, RM; Potter, JE. Bayes plus Brass: Estimating total fertility for many small areas from sparse census data. Population Studies. 2013. Project Website.
A few more papers:
- Spatial Demography: an opportunity to improve policy making at diverse decision levels
- The Changing Impact of Family Size on Adolescents’ Schooling: Assessing the Exogenous Variation in Fertility Using Twins in Brazil
- Changes in test scores distribution for students of the fourth grade in Brazil: A relative distribution analysis for the years 1997–2005
- Age, education, and earnings in the course of Brazilian development: Does composition matter?