A stylized fact of the labour market in developing countries is that it is highly segmented in informality. One of the main factors that induce workers and firms into informality is an excessive regulatory system that makes formal economy little attractive. This study aims to analyze the...

Este artigo analisa a evolução do sistema de regulação no setor de telecomunicações brasileiro, incorporando importantes eventos que ocorreram desde a privatização, mas que ainda não foram completamente avaliados. Com base na metodologia desenvolvida por Levy e Spiller (1993, 1994,...

In this paper Pasinetti’s model of structural economic dynamics (1981) is extended to consider international economic relations. Conditions for full employment, full expenditure of income and equilibrium of the trade balance are established for an open economy that requires capital goods to...

In this paper we introduce investment specific technical progress into Pasinetti’s model of structural change. Our aim is to assess effects of embodied technical progress on structural change. Our findings suggest that despite the fact that this type of technical progress increases the...