This paper provides new evidence for the empirical literature that investigates the presence of political cycles in public investments in Brazil. This approach differs from most of the studies for applying the state-space modeling whose greatest benefit is estimating the cyclical component...

This paper aims at contributing to the debate on the socioeconomic (and constitutional) relevance of the changes in the distribution of oil royalties prescribed at the Law 12.734/2012, whose effects are currently suspended by an injunction granted by the Supreme Court. The research shows that...

This discussion paper presents a narrative review (non-systematic) of the specialized literature, particularly the empirical approach covering the period 2009-2021, on selected aspects of the MEI. The results and impacts analyzed, which are not exhaustive, indicate points where the MEI would...

This paper discusses the differences between the Annual Continuous PNAD and the recently discontinued Annual PNAD, both surveys developed by IBGE; the relevant distinctions on the social security dimension between the two surveys; the guidelines and the official methodology adopted for measuring...

This paper provides new evidence for the empirical literature that investigates the presence of political cycles in public investments in Brazil. This approach differs from most of the studies for applying the state-space modeling whose greatest benefit is estimating the cyclical component...