The extension of the mineral economy's value-chain is a relevant subject for the Brazilian debate on public policies for economic growth, but the numbers and definitions on the topic are still imprecise and, therefore, remain under construction. At first, based on the official classification of...

Portuguese Abstract: Com o aumento no número de riscos e rupturas dos fluxos de bens em cadeias globais, o desenvolvimento e adoção de práticas resilientes tem se tornado vital à manutenção e sobrevivência dos negócios, em especial pequenas empresas. Estas normalmente possuem processos...

Portuguese Abstract: O Grupo Votorantim foi criado em 1891, na cidade paulista de Sorocaba (Brasil). Desde 1930, passou a concentrar suas atividades no setor de bens intermediários (cimento, zinco, alumínio, produtos químicos e siderúrgicos), expandindo-se junto ao processo de...

The extension of the mineral economy's value-chain is a relevant subject for the Brazilian debate on public policies for economic growth, but the numbers and definitions on the topic are still imprecise and, therefore, remain under construction. At first, based on the official classification of...

The way we define careers and positions in a country (in Brazil and all other) is derived from the conception of State and its role in a historic moment. This study will try to show the state of the art of careers and public positions in federal public service, particularly in the executive...

This paper aims to investigate earnings losses of workers who become unemployed in Brazil, comparing the results for different stages of the business cycle. Estimates using longitudinal data from the continuous PNAD for the period between 2012 and 2017 show that workers who transited from...

This discussion paper analyzes the impacts of Pronaf on agriculture and livestock for the 26 Federative Units and the Federal District of Brazil in the period between 2007 and 2016. The Panel Auto Regressive Vector method was used to measure the effects of credit shocks offered by Pronaf,...

The way we define careers and positions in a country (in Brazil and all other) is derived from the conception of State and its role in a historic moment. This study will try to show the "state of the art" of careers and public positions in federal public service, particularly in the executive...

This discussion paper analyzes the impacts of Pronaf on agriculture and livestock for the 26 Federative Units and the Federal District of Brazil in the period between 2007 and 2016. The Panel Auto Regressive Vector method was used to measure the effects of credit shocks offered by Pronaf,...

This paper aims to investigate earnings losses of workers who become unemployed in Brazil, comparing the results for different stages of the business cycle. Estimates using longitudinal data from the continuous PNAD for the period between 2012 and 2017 show that workers who transited from...