The objective of this study was to analyze the aggregate agriculture productionfunction for the state of Minas Gerais. The analysis was accomplished in two phases.First, we separate the municipalities in terms of the productive efficiency, using thenon-parametric approach of data envelopment...

The objective of this study was to analyze the aggregate agriculture production function for the state of Minas Gerais. The analysis was accomplished in two phases. First, we separate the municipalities in terms of the productive efficiency, using the non-parametric approach of data envelopment...

The ecological ICMS was first used to distribute a share of the ICMS revenue in the state of Parana in 1991. In the Minas Gerais State, the Ecological ICMS was implemented in 1995 with the “Robin Hood Law”. The objective of this study was to evaluate the change in the ICMS distribution in...

The ecological ICMS was first used to distribute a share of the ICMS revenue in the state of Parana in 1991. This pioneer experience originated from counties’ claims which argued that their economies were harmed by land use restrictions, mainly because they were watershed protection areas or...