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Inequality and the phases of capitalism
2014We live in a capitalist world characterized by economic inequality. Inequality is a real curse, but it does not have to always increase. In different phases of capitalism, it may be increasing, constant, or decreasing, ... -
A strict expected multi-utility theorem
2017This paper integrates two key approaches to the representation of incomplete preferences over lotteries. The main result strengthens the conclusion of the expected multi-utility theorem in Dubra, Maccheroni, and Ok (2004) ... -
The role of ICT in helping parallel paths converge: Microcredit and correspondent banking in Brazil
2009Two important phenomena in the financial sector have drawn attention in recent years: on the one hand, microcredit is growing and earning renown as a powerful instrument for income generation and poverty reduction in a ... -
Gun jumping risks in the Brazilian upstream oil and gas industry
2016The article aims to verify which conducts, in the context of assignment agreements regarding participating interest held in oil and gas exploration and production assets (generally known as a farm-out or farm-in agreement), ... -
E-government impact on business and entrepreneurship in high-, upper-middle- and lower-income countries from 2008 to 2014: A linear mixed model approach
2016Most electronic government (e-government) initiatives have the improvement of business atmosphere and the creation of new business as their objectives. This article aims to measure the impact of change of e-government index ... -
Financial dimension of internationalization: serving two masters
2017Purpose: Drawing on the agency and institutional theory, this paper aims to explore how financial internationalization shapes firm performance through the influence of foreign actors. Design/methodology/approach: By using ... -
On the manipulability of competitive equilibrium rules in many-to-many buyer–seller markets
2017We analyze the manipulability of competitive equilibrium allocation rules for the simplest many-to-many extension of Shapley and Shubik’s (Int J Game Theory 1:111–130, 1972) assignment game. First, we show that if an agent ... -
International capital and the environment in Latin America: preparing for the next century
2001This century’s end has been witnessing an increase in environmental concern. While initially a subject of developed countries, developing countries began to realize that the trade off between developing and conserving the ... -
Firm age, value, performance and corporate governance in Brazil
2016Several articles analyze the life cycle of firms and identify throughout time that their performance has an inverted U shape. Firms achieve an optimal level and, thereafter, decline due to lack of flexibility and difficulties ... -
Stochastic volatility and option pricing in the Brazilian stock market: an empirical investigation
2005The stochastic volatility model (SVPS) proposed by Fouque et al. (2000a) explores a rapid timescale fluctuation of the volatility process to end up with a parsimonious way of capturing the volatility smile implied by close ... -
A deterministic worldview promotes approval of state paternalism
2017The proper limit to paternalist regulation of citizens' private lives is a recurring theme in political theory and ethics. In the present study, we examine the role of beliefs about free will and determinism in attitudes ... -
How much should cost a medical consultation? A marketing analysis from the viewpoint of health sector in Brazil
2016The health sector has undergone profound changes regarding their business model. Today there are strong pressures for lower prices, which resulted from an increasingly competitive market that seeks to optimize resources. ... -
The relationship between national culture dimensions and degree of innovation
2017The objective of this research is to analyse the relationship between cultural dimensions and the degree of innovation at the national level. For such, secondary data were collected relating to Hofstede's cultural dimensions ... -
Reading the fine print: information disclosure in the Brazilian credit card market
2016Consumer credit regulations usually require that lenders disclose interest rates. However, in the absence of specific prominence requirements, lenders can conceal the interest rate in the fine print while still complying ... -
Some key success factors in web-based corporate training in Brazil: a multiple case study
2008Brazilian companies are increasingly turning to Web-based corporate training by virtue of the fact that they need to train their employees within tight budget constraints in a country of continental dimensions. However, ... -
Who monitors the monitor? Effect of party observers on electoral outcomes
2017We investigate whether electoral monitors, who are in charge of assuring the fairness of elections, interfere with their outcome. More precisely, does the monitors' presence bias the results in favor of their own preferences? ... -
Governance and networks for health co-benefits of climate change mitigation: Lessons from two Indian cities
2016Health has been the main driver for many urban environmental interventions, particularly in cases of significant health problems linked to poor urban environmental conditions. This paper examines empirically the links ... -
Banks and social responsibility: incorporating social practice in organizational structures
2007The purpose of the paper is to analyze the dissemination of structural arrangements relating to the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) movement within the field of banking organizations in Brazil. The paper is part of ... -
The client-consultant relationship in ERP implementation in government: Exploring the dynamic between power and knowledge
2016This article investigates the client-consultant relationship in the implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) using a case study of the human resource model in the government of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. ... -
The New Brazilian Cooperation and Facilitation Investment Agreement: An Analysis of the Conflict Resolution Mechanism in Light of the Theory of the Shadow of the Law
2016This article focuses on the changes that have occurred in Brazil's position in the regulatory regime of investments. My main interest is the dispute settlement method adopted in the new Cooperation and Facilitation Investment ...
