The article discusses, based in the theory of Central Bank independence and in the process of formation of the Brazilian monetary authority, the autonomy "de facto" of BCB inside the State and in face to civil society. Although it is not formally independent, for not disposing of the exclusive...

The article discusses, based in the theory of Central Bank independence and in the process of formation of the Brazilian monetary authority, the autonomy de facto of BCB inside the State and in face to civil society. Although it is not formally independent, for not disposing of the exclusive...

The big banks in Brazil shows excellent results at different macroeconomic contexts. In environments of business expansion, they expand its financial intermediation results, mainly through credit operations. In recession times, in turn, they expand their operations with government bonds as well...

This brief essay discusses the balance sheet evolution of the banking system in Brazil in the recent period, between March 2007 and March 2014, as well as analyses methodological aspects of balance sheet data of the banks in Brazil. The study shows substantial changes in the banking system...

Over the past decades, Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRICs) have assumed an important role in international relations, in particular with regard to the foreign direct investment (FDI). This group of economies, albeit under different intensities, ceased to be mere recipients of FDI to become...

The purpose of this paper is to present the dynamics of the credit market in Brazil between 2007 and 2015, through the analysis of selected data and indicators. The interregnum considered in this paper comprises a period of important changes in the credit market in Brazil. While the expansion of...

We use a standard sticky-price model to provide evidence on three mechanisms that can reconcile somewhat frequent price changes with large and persistent real effects of monetary shocks. To that end, we estimate a semi-structural model for the U.S. economy that allows for varying degrees of real...