The main purpose of this article is to contribute to a systematic exposition of some of the equilibrium unemployment theories: the theories of implicit contracts, those of efficiency wage and the negotiation theories. Our hypothesis is that in spite of the fact that these new theoretical...

O artigo tem por objeto a discussão sobre a pertinência das críticas que assinalam haver o estruturalismo cepalino subestimado as variáveis de ordem política em suas análises. Na primeira parte, em nível mais abstrato, aborda a controvérsia procurando esclarecer a relação entre...

O texto trata de uma questão de fundamento: nele se argumenta que o individualismo metodológico – pressuposto dominante da teoria econômica – mantém uma proposta para a construção de teorias que é logicamente impossível de ser realizada rigorosamente. E que, para não cair em...

Este artigo questiona a divisão da economia em micro e macroeconomia. Embora parte do estudo sobre as instituições possa se encaixar na microeconomia e uma outra parte na macroeconomia, tal estudo não se resume a essas áreas e merece um espaço próprio, na pesquisa e no ensino. Este...

The objective of this paper is to bring elements from the philosophical movement of hermeneutics and pragmatism to the discussion on methodology in economics, with a specific concern on the theory of truth. Our aim is to present the concept of the hermeneutic space as a way to overcome the void...

This paper aims to present and discuss some values in theory construction and the resulting methodological and rhetorical strategies adopted by behavioral economics in search of improved explanations and predictions of choice behavior. Its point of departure is the conjecture that changes in...

This paper discusses alternative conceptions of time and scrutinises the ideas of crucial choice, determinism and equilibrium. The relevant notion is that of historical time, where time is seen as irreversible, flowing from the irrevocable past to an unknown future, like an arrow. This notion is...

The paper examines the business cycle properties of a small set of real Brazilian macroeconomic time series using a variety of detrending methods. It is shown that both quantitatively and qualitatively “stylized facts” of Brazilian business cycle vary widely across detrending methods and...

This paper gives a general view of the new macroeconomics: the new Keynesian macroeconomics, the real business cycle models and the analysis of credibility of monetary policy. An outline of the chief technical features that distinguish the new Keynesian and the real business cycle formulations...