Inter-American Development Bank: Keeping Heads Above Water - Evidence From a Labor Retention Scheme in Response to Floods in Brazil
August 21, 2026
August 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Inter-American Development Bank issued the following white paper on July 2026, entitled "Keeping Heads Above Water: Evidence from a Labor Retention Scheme in Response to Floods in Brazil."
Here are excerpts:
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Abstract
We study the labor market effects of a major flood disaster in Brazil and whether a temporary labor-retention scheme--Programa Emergencial de Apoio Financeiro (PEAF)--mitigated t . . .
Here are excerpts:
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Abstract
We study the labor market effects of a major flood disaster in Brazil and whether a temporary labor-retention scheme--Programa Emergencial de Apoio Financeiro (PEAF)--mitigated t . . .