The main purpose of this paper is to calculate the effective total factor productivity (ETFP) of the Brazilian agricultural and industrial sectors during 1990-2009. The results are the following: all sectors have reached high ETFPs, with a few exceptions; however, the ETFPs have not mobilized...

The main purpose of this paper is to calculate the effective total factor productivity (ETFP) of the Brazilian agricultural and industrial sectors during 1990-2009. The results are the following: all sectors have reached high ETFPs, with a few exceptions; however, the ETFPs have not mobilized...

This article analyzes the financial equilibrium of the retirement system for public servants in Brazil. After defining the theoretical model, the strategy of analysis consists in the estimate for each public servant in the PNAD-IBGE, the necessary payroll tax to finance the expected benefits. It...

This paper seeks to quantify the technological evolution of production in the mechanical sectors of the Brazilian Industry since 1985 until 2009. The main conclusion is the following: it have been a generalized augmentation of productive efficiency and more localized experiences of secondary...

This article tries to calculate the total factor productivity (TFP) of the Brazilian supply chains and also the obsolescence of their capital between 1990 and 2009. We conclude two main aspects about our investigation: firstly, liquid obsolescence TFP have grown strongly after 1995, but not...

This article tries to calculate the total factor productivity (TFP) of the Brazilian supply chains and also the obsolescence of their capital between 1990 and 2009. We conclude two main aspects about our investigation: firstly, liquid obsolescence TFP have grown strongly after 1995, but not...

This paper seeks to quantify the technological evolution of production in the mechanical sectors of the Brazilian Industry since 1985 until 2009. The main conclusion is the following: it have been a generalized augmentation of productive efficiency and more localized experiences of secondary...

Portuguese Abstract: Tendo em vista que o equity crowdfunding cresceu significativamente no Brasil e que tal mercado tem sido frequentemente procurado pelas startups como alternativa à escassez de crédito, este trabalho investigou os elementos que determinam o sucesso de suas campanhas de...

This study develops an institutional discussion about insolvency resolution systems. The main motivation was the analysis of a specific aspect of the bank-borrower relationship and its impacts on price and volumes of loan concessions. At this point, incentives and e.ciency issues emerge and are...

In this paper, we study a notion of sufficient input, i.e. input that allows to produce at least one unit of output when the other inputs are fixed at any positive level. We show that such an input allows to produce any positive amount of production. The main property of sufficient inputs is as...