The failure of Collor Plan in stabilizing the Brazilian economy, in March 1990, is a neglected area in Brazilian economics. The liquidity blockade involving the majority of financial assets reduced inflation rates substantially, from 70% per month to 10% per month, but it rose again gradually to...

The Fed’s actions before and after the housing bubble burst: discretion and mandate of central banks in an environment of financial deregulation The Fed’s actions during the development and burst of the US real estate bubble highlight a Central Bank’s dilemma when facing a financial...

A Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (Cepal) e o Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (Ipea) mantêm atividades conjuntas desde 1971, abrangendo vários aspectos do estudo do desenvolvimento econômico e social do Brasil, da América Latina e do Caribe. A partir de 2010,...

O artigo discute, à luz da tese da independência do Banco Central do Brasil (BCB) e do processo de formação da autoridade monetária brasileira, a autonomia "de facto" do BCB dentro do Estado e frente à sociedade civil. Embora não seja formalmente independente, em especial por não dispor...

The bankruptcy of three big private banks (Econômico, Nacional and Bamerindus) in the beginning of the Plano Real has been attributed to the fast and intense growth of loan after the fall of inflation. The three banks balance sheet data, however, show a decrease in credit amount or a very small...

The analysis of FGTS performance and actuarial position does not recommend the suppression or reduction of its enterprise payroll tax. In addition of running out of an important source of mandatory savings, able to add a 0,9% of GDP contribution to finance housing and infrastructure next years,...