Building upon the argument that factor endowments influence distributional outcomes, this paper examines the consequences of the China shock to global food markets for economic inequality in Brazilian municipalities from 1985 to 2020. I propose a new identification strategy that exploits...

This document highlights major advancements in financial inclusion, especially with the PIX payment system. However, financial consumers are increasingly at risk from fraud, scams, over-indebtedness, and mis-sold bundled insurance products. It calls for a structured approach to reforming the...

This paper proposes a novel assessment of the Kuznets curve for an underdeveloped country engaging in rapid late development. We mobilize new long-run data for Brazil, combining surveys, administrative records, and national accounts statistics, to compute macro-consistent income shares and other...

The paper assesses the change in direction of economic policy in Brazil during the period from 2015 to 2022 towards fiscal austerity and neoliberal reforms, allegedly with the purpose of opening space for an acceleration of growth led by private investment and net exports, through reduction in...

PAS, a software association in Poland, organized a mission to Brazil for Polish SMEs interested in expanding into the Brazilian market. Ten SMEs from the association joined a trade event focused Software in Rio de Janeiro. During this event, all companies had a common booth where they engaged...

PAS, a software association in Poland, organized a mission to Brazil for Polish SMEs interested in expanding into the Brazilian market. Ten SMEs from the association joined a trade event focused Software in Rio de Janeiro. During this event, all companies had a common booth where they engaged...

BellRing, a Czech Republic-based SME, is a digital assessment platform aimed at improving the assessment process in schools. After registering their trade mark in Czechia, the company set its sights on international expansion, focusing on Latin America. They were particularly interested in...