This paper has two objectives. Initially, seeks to review the main theses contained in the Brazilian economic literature on the role of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) and its historical role in financing Brazilian economic development. The second objective is to analyze the perspective...

The study analyses the role of institutional characteristics of a country (governance) and the domestic financial system (depth, efficiency, stability, and capital openness) in determinants of emerging market corporate bond spreads issued in international market. We propose an econometric panel...

The study analyses the role of institutional characteristics of a country (governance) and the domestic financial system (depth, efficiency, stability, and capital openness) in determinants of emerging market corporate bond spreads issued in international market. We propose an econometric panel...

This paper has two objectives. Initially, seeks to review the main theses contained in the Brazilian economic literature on the role of the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) and its historical role in financing Brazilian economic development. The second objective is to analyze the perspective...

Portuguese Abstract: As micro e pequenas empresas (MPE) têm um papel de destaque na geração de renda e emprego no Brasil. Em 2016, as MPE representavam 99% das empresas brasileiras e empregavam mais de 50% da mão de obra nacional. O ambiente para a abertura de novas empresas no Brasil tem...

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...

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...