We apply the random fields framework proposed by Durlauf (1997) and Brock and Durlauf (2001) to a non-cooperative game of binary choices. We extend their model to allow for a more general distribution of the economic agents heterogeneity, in accordance with Glaeser and Scheinckman (2001). We...

In this paper we compare the costs of two regulatory policies about the entry of new firms. We consider an incumbent firm that has more information about the market demand than the regulator. Then, the incumbent firm can use this advantage to persuade the regulator to make entry more difficult....

We consider a leader and a subordinate he appoints who engage in team production. The public observes the organization’s performance, but is unable to determine the separate contributions of the leader and of the subordinate. The leader may therefore claim credit for the good work of his...

A tributação altera o equilíbrio entre demanda e oferta, onerando consumidores e firmas, beneficiando o governo e causando perda de bem-estar social. Mas, entre os agentes privados, quem paga a maior parte da conta? Firmas ou consumidores? Este artigo responde a esta pergunta para o mercado...

This text was written as part of the project "Modelling of Complex Systems for Public Policy". It reviews the classical authors who jointly contributed to establish the elements of what could constitute a "science of complexity". Based on the original writings of these authors, the text...

This text describes in detail how to simulate the poverty impacts of changes in the entitlement rules and benefit values of the Bolsa Família Program. This simulation is especially challenging due to: i) the absence of a specific question on Bolsa Família income in the PNAD household survey...

This paper investigated the usage of artificial intelligence and text mining techniques for classification of court judgments and discussed potential alternative applications in formulation and evaluation of public policies. Besides, we built a survey of studies related to Jurimetry based on the...

O presente artigo apresenta um modelo dinâmico não linear que gera um ciclo-limite a partir de duas equações diferenciais, onde uma dessas equações representa a dinâmica do ajustamento de preços e a outra o ajustamento das quantidades, em um contexto em que prevalecem preços e salários...