Brazilian scholarly outputs have had rapid growth that was accompanied by an expansion of domestic research collaboration. In this paper, we identify spatial patterns of research collaboration in Brazil, as well as measure the role of geographical proximity in determining the interaction among...

This paper analyses the relationship between household cost of living and wages in the Brazilian metropolitan regions. The country's economic growth in the last decade contributed significantly to structural economic changes at the regional level, in terms of employment, population growth and...

In Brazil, the regional development policy is directed by the regional development funds for the Northeast (FNE), the North (FNO), and the Central-West (FCO), which invested more than ?36 billion in lagging regions between 2004 and 2010. This policy seeks to facilitate the economic and social...

The OECD RBC Policy Review of Brazil seeks to foster the role of the Brazilian Government in promoting and enabling responsible business conduct. It examines Brazilian policies in the areas covered by the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, as well as in other areas through which the...

This report describes the results of an OECD survey submitted to the regulators responsible for the enforcement of corporate governance-related provisions in the six countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru) that participate in the Latin American Corporate Governance...

Peer reviews of competition law and policy are a valuable tool to reform and strengthen a country’s competition framework. This peer review of Brazil presents the evolution of its competition regime and assesses its competition law and policy.

This document presents a review evaluating the corporate governance framework of the Brazilian state-owned enterprise sector relative to the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises (the “SOE Guidelines”).

The OECD reviews national and sector-specific public procurement regimes, to guide and support countries in combatting collusive practices. This review analyses Brazil's federal public-procurement rules and practices in light of the OECD Recommendation and Guidelines on Fighting Bid Rigging in...

Peer reviews of competition law and policy are a valuable tool to reform and strengthen a country’s competition framework. This peer review of Brazil presents the evolution of its competition regime and assesses its competition law and policy.

Brazil underwent a peer review of its competition law and policy in 2018. This review was undertaken after Brazil’s request to become Associate to the Competition Committee. The report focuses on the extent to which the laws, institutions, policies and enforcement practices in Brazil are in...