O Brasil Mais Produtivo (B+P) é um instrumento de promoção da produtividade intrafirma, voltado a empresas de portes pequeno e médio, por meio de ferramentas de manufatura enxuta, ou lean manufacturing. Este estudo buscará avaliar a eficiência, a eficácia e a efetividade do B+P, sem...

This paper examines the comparative analysis of photovoltaic (PV) energy policies and data from Spain, Germany, and Brazil, focusing on understanding the factors influencing PV deployment and efficiency in these countries. This study identifies critical policy recommendations to enhance PV...

Conventional wisdom holds that international trade agreements can be used as external pressures and credible commitments to overcome opposition and lock in domestic economic reforms. This belief, however, underestimates the ability of politicians to use international trade agreements to leverage...

Estimates of marginal tax rates (MTRs) faced by individual economic agents, and for various ggregates of taxpayers, are important for economists testing behavioural responses to changes in those tax rates. This paper reports estimates of a number of personal marginal income tax rate measures for...