Spanish Abstract: El artículo describe los principales aspectos estructurales e institucionales del comercio justo y una mirada a las implicaciones que tienen las prácticas comerciales para generar beneficios hacia los mercados internacionales, el desarrollo empresarial y el fortalecimiento de...

Spanish Abstract: El presente trabajo analiza la articulación de las relaciones precapitalistas y capitalistas en la producción de papa de los municipios de El Carmen de Viboral y La Unión ubicados en la subregión del Oriente antioqueño. Metodología: es un estudio cualitativo de casos...

The objective of the this study is to present an alternative approach to the current methodology implemented by Aneel for estimating efficiency of the distribution sector of electric energy in Brazil. For this purpose, Bayesian inference is applied in order to estimate a stochastic cost frontier...

This study presents a comparative indicator of production sustainability in agriculture. Faced with the growing world demand for food and considering the centrality of the main producing and exporting countries of agricultural products in the world, it is important to identify the economies that...

The objective of the this study is to present an alternative approach to the current methodology implemented by Aneel for estimating efficiency of the distribution sector of electric energy in Brazil. For this purpose, Bayesian inference is applied in order to estimate a stochastic cost frontier...

This study presents a comparative indicator of production sustainability in agriculture. Faced with the growing world demand for food and considering the centrality of the main producing and exporting countries of agricultural products in the world, it is important to identify the economies that...

Brazil is the world's largest producer of sugarcane, product with history and importance in the Brazilian agribusiness. The State of São Paulo is responsible for 50% of Brazilian production. Harvested area is estimated at 4.25 million hectares. The metropolitan region of Ribeirão Preto, in...

We thoroughly describe the workings of the Brazilian interbank exchange rate market: agents, products, regulation, operation and risks. We analyse the recent evolution of the exchange rate market and came to a negative evaluation of the current exchange rate trading system, thereby suggesting an...

Portuguese Abstract: Neste artigo investiga-se o que determina o fluxo de recursos para fundos de investimentos brasileiros. Constata-se que investidores são mais atentos ao risco de mercado (beta) ao avaliar fundos, enquanto tendem a atribuir o retorno de fatores como tamanho, valor, momentum,...

Brazil is the world's largest producer of sugarcane, product with history and importance in the Brazilian agribusiness. The State of São Paulo is responsible for 50% of Brazilian production. Harvested area is estimated at 4.25 million hectares. The metropolitan region of Ribeirão Preto, in...