The object of the present work was the study of the macroeconomics behavior in the decade of 90, of the economies of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico concerning the process of a larger liberalization of the controls of capitals. Due to several disastrous unfoldings that happened in...

This work presents a proposal to eliminate hunger in Brazil, with the creation of a legal tender, the money of citizenship, without implying in money creation to avoid any attempt of feeding inflation. The "barter market" that appeared in Buenos Aires inspired this work. This market, in reality,...

The study proposes an alternative theory for determining the exchange rate with a basis on the currency value concept formulated by Rofolf Hilferding. The currency value is defined as the ratio between the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the number of working hours spent to produce it. The...

This paper aims to test the current account approach for UK and USA data. In order to do this it's used Johansen, S. and A. R. Swensen (1999) methodology to test exactly a restriction implied by a rational expectation model. All the parameters are estimated directly from the econometric model...

In 1542, the Spanish conquistador Francisco de Orellana led an expedition into the heart of the Amazon jungle. The Spanish were looking for El Dorado, the mythic civilization possessing indescribable treasures in the form of gold and silver that the Indians claimed existed within the dense...

This article proposes and tests a statistical model for control of public construction costs, in a real job. Said model serves to detect the possible existence of overprice in the job analyzed, and can serve to control costs in any public construction work. Public expenditures with construction...

In accordance to Resource Based View (RBV), the main cause of the variety of firm's performance in the market lies on the specific nature of their resources and accumulated competences. Nevertheless, the majority of explicative variables are qualitative what makes it hard to quantify and...

Based on the work of Chadwick and Cappelli (2002), this paper attempts to ascertain the impacts of the functional and numerical flexibilization of work systems on corporate financial performances. A Multiple Regression and Variance Analysis was carried out to validate four Hypotheses. Hypothesis...

When economists seek explanations for what creates value, they come across two problems: how to define value creation and how to measure it. A measure designated economic value added (EVA) has been gaining prominence in the last two decades. This measure is purportedly a more appropriate...

The study proposes an alternative theory for determining the exchange rate with a basis on the currency value concept formulated by Rudolf Hilferding. The currency value is defined as the ratio between the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the number of working hours spent to produce it. The...