The aim of this study is to analyze the characteristics and dynamic performance of the Water Resources Sector Fund of the Ministry of Science and Technology (CT-Hidro/MCT) as a result of the partnership between the Ipea and the Brazil's MCT. Quantitative and qualitative aspects, as well as...

This paper investigates the relationship between interest rate and volatility of real effective exchange rate in Brazil. Through a simultaneous multivariate GARCH model, which allows estimating equations for the mean and variance in a single stage, it was observed that: it's not possible to say...

This paper investigates the relationship between interest rate and volatility of real effective exchange rate in Brazil. Through a simultaneous multivariate GARCH model, which allows estimating equations for the mean and variance in a single stage, it was observed that: it’s not possible to...

The aim of this study is to analyze the characteristics and dynamic performance of the Water Resources Sector Fund of the Ministry of Science and Technology (CT-Hidro/MCT) as a result of the partnership between the Ipea and the Brazil´s MCT. Quantitative and qualitative aspects, as well as...

One important question that has been discussed in the literature about regional economics is the relevance of local productive networks (clusters) for the regional development. It is possible to find a huge number of case studies that discuss many aspects of this kind of network: cooperation,...