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The objective of this paper is to combine three topics - international migration, poverty, and pandemics - in the …. First of all, I discuss international migration; second, I emphasize the role of geography, development, and poverty; and … migration, I point to the importance of internal regulation of the Brazilian emigration process and bilateral agreements. In the …
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Portuguese Abstract: A agricultura necessita de uma estrutura empresarial que seja capaz de otimizar recursos com sustentabilidade. É também meio de vida para milhões de pessoas, que buscam, na agricultura, objetivos complementares: geração de renda e relação com a natureza. O estudo da...
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English Abstract: Migration as a concept is difficult to define because of its varied and changeable social, economic … or collective potential of social groups. For some groups of population, migration has been the result of the structural … difficulties in countries as human capital drain or family and social fabric weakening. Colombia has seen migration waves since the …
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The study assesses the key challenges and opportunities for securitization of public assets as a way to foster investment in the infrastructure sector in Brazil and to improve the domestic capital market. The securitization of public assets offers advantages for public financing of...
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This paper debates some dilemmas involved in today`s Brazilian industrial policy. First, I will explain the current industrial policy debate in Brazil, stressing the dilemmas involved in supporting the development of technology-intensive sectors in a highly diversified economy led by low and...
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Investment Screening Mechanisms (ISM) are legal rules created to control and assess the entry of direct investments from foreign jurisdictions. This discussion paper is premised on the observation of a marked increase in the institutionalization and implementation of ISM in recent years,...
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The present study examines which changes in financial instruments are recommended or have been made since then to enable expansion of investments with greater private sector participation in project financing. Such changes may be in the legislation of infrastructure debentures, the taxation of...
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Except for Brazil, Latin American countries considerably expanded their bilateral investment treaties (BITs) networks during the 1990s in an attempt to expand FDI inflows. Although the theory on the subject predicts a positive relationship between the inflow of FDI and the conclusion of these...
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This article is a contribution of the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada - Ipea) to the evaluation of the My House My Life Program (Minha Casa Minha Vida - PMCMV) carried out within the scope of the Public Policy Monitoring and Evaluation Council...
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The covid-19 pandemic has been devastating for small businesses, being responsible for an abrupt fall in demand, interruption of economic activities, and, in many cases, bankruptcy of numerous enterprises. Data from Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) indicate that, until June...
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