This paper aims to examine the evolution of currency risk exposure of Brazilian corporations, especially exporting companies, from the 2008 crisis, when several companies suffered substantial losses due to the decline of the real. We analyze their financial based on the usage of derivatives, as...

This paper aims to examine the evolution of currency risk exposure of Brazilian corporations, especially exporting companies, from the 2008 crisis, when several companies suffered substantial losses due to the decline of the real. We analyze their financial based on the usage of derivatives, as...

After a long period of economic divergence before 1914, the Portuguese economy recovered slightly until 1950, entering thereafter on a path of strong economic convergence. This paper focuses on Portuguese economic growth in the period 1950-1973 in order to show how institutional decisions...

This study analyzes the specialization of a group of countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay) in international trade from 2000 to 2021. For the comparison, it was calculated indicators of revealed comparative advantage (VCR),...

This study will focus on export tariff policies in the context of agricultural commodities. The main objective is to carry out a diagnosis of the use of export tariffs in Latin American countries, with particular emphasis on the Argentine experience. This type of policy is normally used with the...

This study analyzes the specialization of a group of countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay) in international trade from 2000 to 2021. For the comparison, it was calculated indicators of revealed comparative advantage (VCR),...

This study will focus on export tariff policies in the context of agricultural commodities. The main objective is to carry out a diagnosis of the use of export tariffs in Latin American countries, with particular emphasis on the Argentine experience. This type of policy is normally used with the...

Portuguese Abstract: Este artigo utiliza a teoria institucional para testar hipóteses sobre como os fatores institucionais afetam a decisão das empresas em se organizarem em grupos empresariais, mesmo que essa decisão afete negativamente o valor de mercado dessas empresas ao compararmos com...