This article addresses the regulatory changes proposed for the telecommunications sector in Brazil regarding interconnection and unbundling policies. We summarize these policies after the privatization of Telebras, between 1998 and 2005, to be more able to evaluate the reform proposed for 2006,...

The objective of this study is to analyze the response of improvements in the regulatory rankings of emerging economies to private investments in infrastructure especially for Brazil. The proposed methodology relies on a fixed-effect panel model. We further investigated whether, after the 2008...

This study aims to quantify the potential financing estilmates from institutional investors - pension funds, insurance companies, investment funds and sovereign wealth funds - from global (OECD) and domestic markets to infrastructure in Brazil. Institutional investors are not homogeneous, and...

Portuguese Abstract: O objetivo deste artigo é avaliar a "Metodologia para Determinação do Fator X" proposta pela ARSESP para a Revisão Tarifária do Setor de Distribuição de Gás Natural, no terceiro ciclo tarifário. A correta determinação do Fator X é de fundamental importância no...

This study aims to quantify the potential financing estilmates from institutional investors - pension funds, insurance companies, investment funds and sovereign wealth funds - from global (OECD) and domestic markets to infrastructure in Brazil. Institutional investors are not homogeneous, and...

The objective of this study is to analyze the response of improvements in the regulatory rankings of emerging economies to private investments in infrastructure especially for Brazil. The proposed methodology relies on a fixed-effect panel model. We further investigated whether, after the 2008...

Portuguese Abstract: Este trabalho visa avaliar o impacto da adoção das IFRS em variáveis usuais em pesquisas empíricas de finanças no mercado brasileiro, tais como: tamanho (ativo total); ativo imobilizado; ROA (retorno sobre o ativo); ROE (retorno sobre o patrimônio líquido);...

The problem of piracy has always existed since the beginning of the creation of computers, namely using rudimentary methods. With the emergence and development of Internet and computers more powerful, more sophisticated ways were emerging and less expensive to pirate. Today hacking/software...

Recommendations for economic policies can be based on different theoretical perspectives and may present biases that are not always perceptible to the public. Identifying these biases is even more challenging when they are embedded in recommendations coming from sources with high technological...

This article deals with three major issues. The first is digital transformation in the context of a smart city seeking continuous action to leverage technologies to improve the design and delivery of services. The second is resilience. The third is sustainable development, defined as one that...