We found that the driving force behind policies in Brazil is the strong set of powers given to the President by the … and the Constitution itself. The electorate of Brazil holds the President accountable for economic growth, inflation and … unemployment. Because of the electoral connection, and perhaps reputational effects, presidents in Brazil have a strong incentive …

This paper explores the link between Brazil's political institutions and its disappointing productivity and growth in …

This paper explores the link between Brazil's political institutions and its disappointing productivity and growth in …

Supreme Court Justices in Brazil from 2002 to 2012. Based on these estimated preferences we identify the nature of the two …

statutory control. The authors argue that in Brazil this trade-off between credibility and control of the agencies is key to …