In the present paper, we prove that any social choice function satisfies Arrow s principle of Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives (IIA) if individual behavior is menu-dependent. Therefore, Arrow s General Possibility ...

This research intends to investigate the criteria used to evaluate scientific contributions in periodicals and conferences in the field of Business Administration in Brazil. The first part consists of an exploratory study ...

Employing the two sector model of capital accumulation in an open economy, the impact on the path of the following variables: exchange rate, wages, investment, saving, and consequently external debt and capital stock after ...

The resarch tests whether what Keynes coined as normal backwardation is a feature of the Brazilian futures market. Four futures contracts which trade at BM&F Bolsa de Mercadorias e Futuros have been studied, namely, Ibovespa ...

Two important issues dealt with presently, regarding the improvement of the National Accounts System, are the aggregation of a natural accounts system and the development of social accounts in terms of labor time. This ...

O objetivo desta pesquisa é o de apresentar um modelo que tenha condições de analisar as inter-relações entre macro e microeconomia, sem supor, de maneira apriorística, que todo o comportamento de variáveis macroeconômicas ...

This research analyzes the main graduate centers and research institutes in economics in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, from their documents, syllabus, rules and the published material of their main members. We also intend ...

This project wants to verify the functionalism of the 'Global Cities' inside a Global Economy. In addition, it tries to study if São Paulo and Buenos Aires tend to reach the status of 'Mundial City'. Given the evident ...

The study intends to clarify the state banks problem, focusing on Banespa, the largest state bank and the third biggest commercial bank in the country. More precisely, the project will deal with the legal, financial and ...

This work presents the influence of inflation in the financial decision process. The traditional theory is compared with the one developed to the inflationary environment. Some empirical evidences are also presented. The ...