This article looks at the Serra da Estrela mountain range as a tourist destination in the context of the inland Portuguese tourist destinations, identifying its direct competitors as well those that complement its tourism offer. We note the changes in national tourist dynamics, with the inland...

The main objective of this study is to assess the quality of municipal spending of the State of Ceara in education and health. Using the non-parametric methodology data envelopment analysis, efficiency rates are estimated, considering indicators of input and product. To do so, a bias correction...

The general equilibrium models got importance at the 70's for pointing tendencies that were, until that moment, not experienced by economics. One example was first petrol crisis which econometric models could not predict based on temporal series. On the other hand, the general equilibrium models...

Portuguese Abstract: O presente estudo tem por objetivo principal analisar o esenvolvimento educacional na região metropolitana de Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, por meio do índice IDEB numa sequência bienal composta por três períodos (2005, 2007 e 2009). Como suporte metodológico, nesta...