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Exploring Latin America's responses to the great recession
2016Latin America's strong performance following the Great Recession has surprised analysts and the media alike. The region not only outperformed other economies in the same period, but displayed far better results than those ... -
Comparative analysis of resilience by supply network structure
2015This research applies Kim, et al.’s (2015) supply network structure archetypes to case data related to two disruptions in three industries in Brazil. A total of seven supply networks were studied, through in-depth interviews ... -
The dilemmas of the developmental state: democracy and economic development in Brazil
2015Is it possible to reconcile one of the institutional strategies to promote development, known in the literature as 'the developmental state', with contemporary democratic systems of government? If so, what are the challenges, ... -
O exercício do controle social sobre a administração pública com o auxílio dos Tribunais de Contas Brasileiros
2016O propósito deste trabalho é discutir possíveis diferenças conceituais sobre os vocábulos participação e controle social, bem como levantar mecanismos e indicadores de controle social que possam aferir tanto a permeabilidade ... -
Financial incentives and loan officer behavior: multitasking and allocation of effort under an incomplete contract
2015We investigate the implications of providing loan officers with a compensation structure that rewards loan volume and penalizes poor performance. Using a unique data set provided by a large international commercial bank, ... -
How green is sugarcane ethanol?
2015Biofuels offer one approach for reducing carbon emissions in transportation. However, the agricultural expansion needed to produce biofuels may endanger tropical forests and thus offset the benefits of fossil fuel substitution. ... -
Decisão sob ignorância e disclosure de produto implicações na compra de seguros
2015O tema da escolha sob risco tem sido estudado a partir da premissa de que os tomadores de decisão são plenamente informados. Contudo, em situações da vida real, frequentemente os indivíduos necessitam fazer escolhas sem ... -
Interval observer for SIR epidemic model subject to uncertain seasonality
2016The issue of state estimation is considered for a SIR model with seasonal variations and uncertainties in the transmission rate. Assuming continuous measurement of the number of new infectives per unit time, a class of ... -
Coalition management under divided/unified government
2016If the opposite of pro is con, then the opposite of progress must be the Congress,' says a popular joke about the divided government in the US two-party presidential regime. Divided government occurs when different political ... -
Techno-government networks: actor-network theory in electronic government research
2016The Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is a theoretical approach for the study of controversies associated with scientific discoveries and technological innovations through the networks of actors involved in such actions. This ... -
Condemning corruption while condoning inefficiency: an experimental investigation into voting behavior
2016This article reports results from an economic experiment that investigates to what extent voters punish corruption and waste in elections. While both are responsible for a loss of welfare for voters, they are not necessarily ... -
The impact of government equity investment on internationalization: the case of Brazil
2016We examine the impact of government equity ownership on the degree of internationalization of emerging market firms. Our analysis of 173 Brazilian publicly traded firms from 2002 to 2011 shows that the higher the equity ... -
De quem é a riqueza que está ali? Discutindo responsabilidades na exploração de minério no Sul Global
2016Este caso para ensino descreve uma situação de conflito envolvendo uma mineradora, uma organização da sociedade civil e uma comunidade afetada pelas operações da empresa. Embora o foco esteja no gerente da multinacional ...
