The aim of this paper is to analyze the theoretical limitations of the mainstream’s Works related to the regional impacts of monetary policy. After a general presentation of the conventional framework, followed by the typology proposed in Dow & Rodríguez-Fuentes (1997), we present our...

O objetivo deste trabalho é projetar os impactos econômicos da Copa do Mundo de 2014 sobre a economia brasileira, o estado de Minas Gerais e a região de Belo Horizonte. Consideram-se os investimentos em reforma/construção de infra-estrutura esportiva (estádios) e urbana divulgados...

The aim of this paper is to present some preliminary considerations of the relationship between exchange rates, external constraints and economic growth from a formal model that considers two regions, one developed and other developing countries, which interact via international trade. It is...

This article aims to contribute to the understanding of the inequality of educational opportunities in Brazil, identifying the magnitude of the relationships between social origins and the probability of progression on the educational scale between 1986 and 2008. We apply the Grade Progression...

This paper presents a short literature review on the Brazilian Cerrado, with emphasis on the following aspects: (1) characterization of the area, (2) environmental degradation and population occupation, (3) history of regional occupation (4) role of immigration; the use of technology; and the...

This paper aims to provide insights for the development of a study based on utilization rates on health services. The following topics are addressed: (1) the motivation for the study of health services utilization rates ; (2) utilization rates of public health services in light of demographic...

Brazil experiences a demographic transition characterized by the aging of its population and a proportional increase in the number of the elderly. Therefore, researches that focus on the elderly individual are important. The present qualitative study aims to add to the understanding of this...

The paper carries out an exploratory analysis of the determinants of the level of investment of manufacturing firms in Brazil, from 1996 to 2006. The exercise departed from the premise that investment responds both to internal and external factors, such as the sector in which each firm is...

The aim of the present study was to examine, in the literature, aspects related to mortality differentials among men and women, focusing on age related differences in the time course (for developing countries). We did find evidence that, over the two last centuries, the sex differences followed...

The main aim of this paper is to analyze the probability of busy individuals to have a greater or lesser cost of accessibility in the displacement of their residence to the workplace. The global analysis is based on individual, family and local characteristics. To do so, we assign to the cost of...