This paper aims to present and analyze the functions performed by the Brazilian federal banks, in a Keynesian perspective, emphasizing its role: i) in promoting economic and regional development, by directing credit to specific sectors and regions, ii) the anti-cyclical action, especially after...

This paper aims to present and analyze the functions performed by the Brazilian federal banks, in a Keynesian perspective, emphasizing its role: i) in promoting economic and regional development, by directing credit to specific sectors and regions, ii) the anti-cyclical action, especially after...

Este artigo simula os efeitos de reformas previdenciárias paramétricas na previdência social, e os resultados mais importantes são: a) o valor presente da dívida atuarial é equivalente a 1,9 PIB de 2005, no cenário básico; b) a interrupção do crescimento real do piso previdenciário, a...

This paper has a double purpose. First, the author intends to discuss what is in game when the public social security is changed for private systems based on individual savings. Second, she aims to analyze why the neoliberal reforms are accepted easier in Latin America (with exception of Brazil)...