This brief essay discusses the balance sheet evolution of the banking system in Brazil in the recent period, between March 2007 and March 2014, as well as analyses methodological aspects of balance sheet data of the banks in Brazil. The study shows substantial changes in the banking system...

Portuguese Abstract: Evoluções recentes em tecnologia levaram à evolução das formas de captação de recursos, em particular por meio dos chamados ICOs (initial coin offerings). A reação regulatória dos vários países foi extremamente diversa. O presente trabalho busca (i) explicar os...

Portuguese abstract: ABSTRATO: Com o avanço de blockchain e smart contracts, bem como constantes anúncios de projetos de grande escala utilizando estas ferramentas, parece cada vez mais provável que diversos aspectos da sociedade e economia passem a adotar estas tecnologias e, sendo...

This brief essay discusses the balance sheet evolution of the banking system in Brazil in the recent period, between March 2007 and March 2014, as well as analyses methodological aspects of balance sheet data of the banks in Brazil. The study shows substantial changes in the banking system...

The aim of this paper is to analyze critically the Independence of Central Banks (ICB). By presenting the theoretical arguments that support the independence, as well as some empirical studies regarding this topic, we introduce the main critical concerns about the argument of ICB. Besides, we...