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Brazil’s Nuclear Policy. From Technological Dependence to Civil Nuclear Power

Flemes, Daniel - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - 2006

Since March 2006 Brazil has been the ninth country to control the full nuclear fuel cycle. While the U.S. government … after transitional diplomatic tensions. As signer of the Non-Proliferation Treaty Brazil has the right to enrich uranium for … perspective the Brazilian enrichment procedure marks the liberation from the technological U.S. dependence. Brazil seems to be on …

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Emerging Middle Powers’ Soft Balancing Strategy: State and Perspectives of the IBSA Dialogue Forum

Flemes, Daniel - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - 2007

building among Southern middle powers, the ‘India, Brazil, South Africa (IBSA) Dialogue Forum’. The analysis outlines five …

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Fasten Your Seatbelts! Monetary Policy Challenges in Turbulent Times

Mboweni T.T. - eSocialSciences - 2007

One of the burning issues at the moment relates to increasing the â€œvoiceâ€ or representation of emerging-market economies in international financial institutions such as the IMF and World Bank. There are many issues and challenges facing the monetary policy in emerging markets. In the...

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Motivating Politicians: The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance

Finan, Frederico; Ferraz, Claudio - eSocialSciences - 2009

examines whether higher wages attract better quality politicians and improve political performance. The analysis exploits …

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Does it Take a Lula to go to Davos? A Brief Overview of Brazilian Reforms, 1980-2000

Campos, Nauro F.; Pinheiro, Armando Castellar; … - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2002

recent reforms in Brazil, a country which followed a gradualist approach and was a late-starter among Latin American …

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Novas evidências acerca das ocupações no mercado de trabalho

Bianchi, Ana Maria; Pastore, José - In: Nova Economia 9 (1999), pp. 61-87

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ANALYSIS OF THE WORLD OIL CROPS MARKET

Mattson, Jeremy W.; Sun, Changyou; Koo, Won W. - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 2004

, the position of the United States has been challenged by several countries. The growth by Brazil and Argentina in the …

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Trade liberalization, the exchange rate and job flows in Brazil

Ribeiro, Eduardo Pontual; Corseuil, Carlos; Santos, Daniel - In: Journal of Economic Policy Reform 7 (2004) 4, pp. 209-223

Brazil underwent a large trade liberalization process in the 1990s. Over the period, manufacturing employment decreased …

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Creating a Regional Security Community in Southern Latin America: The Institutionalisation of the Regional Defence and Security Policies

Flemes, Daniel - German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) - 2005

Interdependence, collective identities and common institutions are the preconditions for the evolution of a pluralistic security community. While the interaction of the states of Southern Latin America already meets the first two criteria, this article focuses on the third one, particularly the...

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Evaluating the Minimum Asset Tax on Corporations: An Option Pricing Approach

Estache, Antonio; van Wijnbergen, Sweder - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1992

King-Fullerton methodology cannot assess the minimum-asset tax (MAT) because it cannot handle uncertainty. We present an alternative based on option pricing, and show how carry-over rules, depreciation conventions and uncertainty affect the MAT burden. Using Brazilian data, we show that: (a)...

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