This paper analyzes the price dynamics of Brazilian cities between 1995 and 2012 to identify stylized facts about price convergence, the reversal speed of deviations between relative prices and purchasing power parity (PPP). There is evidence of a strong reduction in the absolute dispersion of...

Measuring non-cognitive skills using self-report instruments in developing countries has two main challenges: such instruments are expensive and have significant biases. Survey Effort, defined as the response rate in surveys, is a promising alternative to be used as a proxy for non-cognitive...

The time required to trip a pressurized water reactor (PWR) by inserting malicious signals into its steam generator (SG) level control system has been studied using the GPWR Simulator. A semi-analytical model is developed to approximately reproduce the simulator response and understand the...

Despite its theoretical merits, Land Value Taxation (LVT) is not a common policy instrument in most countries. One of the main reasons is uncertainty regarding its distributional impacts. This uncertainty has not been settled by the literature, due to a lack of appropriate data at the household...

The Brazilian ports are out of capacity, imposing several restrictions to the sector expansion. Some investments have been made, but without improvements in the situation. Ports around the world seems to have the same problem. One of the aspect that implies in this situation are the forecast...

Despite its theoretical merits, Land Value Taxation (LVT) is not a common policy instrument in most countries. One of the main reasons is uncertainty regarding its distributional impacts. This uncertainty has not been settled by the literature, due to a lack of appropriate data at the household...