This paper estimates the Brazilian NAILO (Nonaccelerating Inflation Level of Output), obtains (Bayesian) probability bands for the Nailo and for its growth rate, and investigates the relationship between deviations of output with respect to the Nailo and the acceleration of inflation. As...

This paper estimates the Brazilian NAILO (Nonaccelerating Inflation Level of Output), obtains (Bayesian) probability bands for the Nailo and for its growth rate, and investigates the relationship between deviations of output with respect to the Nailo and the acceleration of inflation. As...

Este artigo estuda a persistência das flutuações do crescimento econômico brasileiro com dados anuais de 1900 a 2008. Para a análise das séries são usados modelos ARFIMA e testes de raiz unitária com quebras estruturais. Os resultados indicam que ambos PIB e PIB per capita brasileiros...

The paper strives to analyze the macroeconomic aspects related to agriculture and conjectural changes in recent years. In particular we analyze on the relationship between rural credit and sector performance characterizing some innovations of the period. With respect to family farming, the...

The article aimed at to map the differences to the growth of the Brazilian agricultural area from 1994 to 2005 and from 1994 to 2010, trying to highlight changes related do 2006-2010 period. Data from Municipal Agricultural Production (PAM), of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics...

The Brazilian agricultural market is a key source of government revenues. Therefore, many studies are being done to assess the sector's productivity gain over time. This work focuses on mapping the gain of agricultural productivity in Brazil in the years 1990-2012 by micro-region. After an...

The recovery of Russia`s center of power through a national development strategy during the Putin administration was the basis for revising the state`s energy-sector policy. The government drastically increased the role of the state in the energy sector, raising state control over the sector`s...

The objective of this study is to analyze the economic, political and strategic implications of the discovery of huge oil and gas reserves in the presalt provinces in 2006. For this purpose we present the main challenges that must be confronted to make sure that the presalt cycle will contribute...