This report presents the main findings and conclusions of the study conducted by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea), whose main goal is to portray the situa tion in the segment of projects engineering manly associated with Brazilian transportation infrastructure. This study is...

This study is to assess the needs and possibilities of fostering the engineering design firms in Brazil, more specifically those targeting the naval industry projects, and also offer a diagnosis to guide the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policy support to strengthen this segment...

This report presents the main findings and conclusions of the study conducted by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea), whose main goal is to portray the situa tion in the segment of projects engineering manly associated with Brazilian transportation infrastructure. This study is...

This study is to assess the needs and possibilities of fostering the engineering design firms in Brazil, more specifically those targeting the naval industry projects, and also offer a diagnosis to guide the formulation, implementation and evaluation of policy support to strengthen this segment...

Portuguese Abstract: Apesar dos importantes avanços na pesquisa em inovação em serviços, essa área ainda tem desafios a serem superados. Nesse sentido, o objetivo deste artigo é analisar o estado da arte em inovação em serviços e apontar algumas possibilidades de pesquisas futuras. O...

Kibs and technological innovation of service firms - For the European Union and the OECD, a great importance is given to the intangibles and services in the so called Knowledge Based Economy. Some services firms are classified as Knowledge Intensive Business Firms (Kibs). According to the...

Students, children under 4 years old and people aged 65 and over in Brazil are entitled to partial or full discount on urban trips using public transport systems. These discounts are not covered by public funding, but rather by the other service users who pay full-fare. In this study, we...

This paper shows how the population has a higher propensity to spend on private transport over public transport as income increases. This analysis is done from calculations of income elasticity of spending on public and on private transport of Brazilian families based on data from the Household...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the contributing factors to the severity of traffic accidents in Brazilian highways and to establish correlations between the severity of accidents and injuries with data regarding the victim, the accident, pre-hospital, hospital and post-hospital care, and...