The Congress general theme is ‘Financial System and the International Economy Post-Crisis’. The Congress will have two special sessions: ‘Strategies for economic growth after the crisis – global and Brazilian economy’ and ‘Spread of Keynesianism in Brazil: in honour of Prof Fernando...

This course will focus on the macroeconomics of the labour market, in particular, the role of frictions in the explanation of employment fluctuations and unemployment equilibrium. We will spend some time on the micro-foundations of labour market behaviour, before moving on to aggregate...

Potential topics include: - Unique characteristics of Latin American MNCs and Multilatinas - Applicability of core strategy theories (i.e., the resource based view, organizational economics, strategic group theory, agency theory, institutional theory) to this region - Differences between...

Tracks · Financial crises and its impact on SMEs · Competitivenes of SMEs · Women and gender issues · Micro-Financing issues · Entrepreneurship · Electronic commerce, Technology transfer · Human resource management · Government policy · The role of SMEs in economic development and...