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,...

The objective of this study is to analyze the practice of incubating solidarity economy enterprises as a vector of university extension in Brazil. To this end, a bibliographic and bibliometric research was carried out on dissertations and theses defended in Brazilian higher education...

This paper presents an exploratory analysis of the institutional arrangement of the Fund of Investment of Guarantee of the Time of Service (FI-FGTS, in Portuguese) with the main objective of assessing the institutional configuration and the operational performance of FI-FGTS. This instrument was...

Portuguese Abstract: O objetivo deste trabalho é oferecer um estudo histórico da evolução do sistema tributário brasileiro desde o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial até os dias atuais, centrando-se na influência de atores e instituições externas. Ao fazermos isso, pretendemos contribuir...

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,...

This paper presents an exploratory analysis of the institutional arrangement of the Fund of Investment of Guarantee of the Time of Service (FI-FGTS, in Portuguese) with the main objective of assessing the institutional configuration and the operational performance of FI-FGTS. This instrument was...

Portuguese Abstract: Partindo da crise estrutural portuguesa, começámos por revelar as principais linhas de orientação política nas áreas da pobreza e do desemprego. Confrontámos os dados estatísticos reveladores da evolução dos indicadores apresentados. Formulámos algumas políticas...

The objective of this study is to analyze the practice of incubating solidarity economy enterprises as a vector of university extension in Brazil. To this end, a bibliographic and bibliometric research was carried out on dissertations and theses defended in Brazilian higher education...

The present paper develops variants of a system of social targets departing from principal-agent models incorporating different possibilities of renegotiation across time periods, as well as the presence of shocks. This system acts as a way for the federal government to increase efficiency in...