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Locally Linearized methods for the simulation of stochastic oscillators driven by random forces
(Springer, 2017-03)
In this work, the performance of Locally Linearized integrators for the numerical simulation of stochastic oscillators driven by random forces is studied. This includes the reproduction of a number of dynamical properties ...
The causal impacts of child labor law in Brazil: some preliminary findings
(Oxford Univ Press, 2017-03-01)
This paper investigates the causal impact of the change in law of December 1998 that increased the minimum legal age of entry into the labor force from 14 to 16. We used a difference-in-differences (DD) approach to estimate ...
Comunidade de consumo de apreciação e sua dinâmica
(Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado, 2017-03-01)
Purpose:This study aims to identify and explain the forces and tensions between the members of the connoisseurship consumption community and its dynamics.Design/methodology/approach:Adopting a naturalistic inquiry approach, ...
Pobreza multidimensional no estado da Bahia: uma análise espacial a partir dos censos de 2000 e 2010
(Fundação Getulio Vargas, 2017-03-01)
The article aims to collaborate with the analysis about poverty in the state of Bahia, studying the spatial behavior of poverty in the state in 2000 and 2010, using the Municipal Poverty Index (MPI). The MPI allowed the ...
The knowledge-building process of public administration research: a comparative perspective between Brazil and North American contexts
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2017-03)
Assessments of public administration research in the Global South are relatively scarce, although they are relevant in moving beyond a North-South dichotomy in understanding the knowledge-building process of public ...
A gestão por resultados na educação em quatro estados brasileiros
(Escola Nacl Adm Publica-Enap, 2017-03)
Este artigo discute as reformas recentes na política de educação em quatro estados brasileiros. A adoção das reformas resultou do baixo desempenho dos alunos nas avaliações, e sua disseminação foi influenciada por diversos ...
Forecasting the Brazilian yield curve using forward-looking variables
(Elsevier Science Bv, 2017-03)
This paper proposes a forecasting model that combines a factor augmented VAR (FAVAR) methodology with the Nelson and Siegel (NS) parametrization of the yield curve in order to predict the Brazilian term structure of interest ...
Comparing resistance to open data performance measurement: public education in Brazil and the UK
(Wiley, 2017-03)
Much is known about governmental resistance to disclosure laws, less so about multi-stakeholder resistance to open data. This study compares open data initiatives within the primary and secondary school systems of Brazil ...
Estratégia ótima para declarar perdas no mercado de seguros de automóveis
(Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP), 2017-03-01)
Upon analyzing an extensive database on the Brazilian auto insurance market, we found a stylized fact: the frequency of claims is higher in the first months of the contract. In order to explain this fact, we propose a ...
Jogos de empresas: abordagens ao fenômeno, perspectivas teóricas e metodológicas
(Associação Nacional dos Programas de Pós-graduação em Administração, 2017-02-01)
In addition to being used in the teaching process, Business Games are used as research tools, as pointed out by Gentry, Tice, Robertson and Gentry (1984). This qualitative, quantitative and descriptive study is characterized ...
