Portuguese Abstract: O objetivo deste estudo é investigar a existência de persistência e assimetria na estrutura da volatilidade dos retornos dos índices Mid-Large Cap e Small Cap a partir de modelos de séries de tempo da classe GARCH simétricos e assimétricos com distribuição de...

This paper introduces an Integrated Economic-Hydrologic water modeling at the basin scale that can provide essential information for policymakers in resource allocation decisions. The model is applied to the Pirapama river basin, in Pernambuco state, Northeast of Brazil. Includes essential...

The objective of this study is to evaluate the different channels in which human capital affects income level and growth and to use a proxy of human capital variable that incorporates quantitative and qualitative aspects of this factor. The human capital proxy that will be used is years of...

This paper presents a brief literature review concerning the costs and benefits of electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles, highlighting their advantages in terms of greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Even though electric and electro-hybrid vehicles must still overcome many cultural and...

This paper discusses the regulatory aspects of recent Brazilian commitments at COP 15 of the Climate Convention. Initially describes the evolution of regulatory instruments of the Convention, including the National Appropriate Mitigation Actions. Next the Brazilian sectoral mitigation targets...

From the negotiations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, environmental issues become ever more applicants in the international agenda and in the various multilateral agendas, not just as questions of environmental protection, but mainly sustainable development,...

Climate change is an increasingly relevant topic in academic, diplomatic and government circles. The expected impacts of climate change on cities are varied. Such impacts may include: floods and damage caused by rising sea levels in coastal cities, damage to existing urban infrastructure caused...

This work presents a Bayesian approach for inferring the capacity factor of an offshore wind farm. The application of the proposed methodology is illustrated through a case study of a wind power offshore project located on the northern coast of the Rio de Janeiro State.