This study presents the results of an ex-ante assessment of the accessibility and equity impacts of a subway expansion in Fortaleza (Brazil). We analyze how the number of jobs, health facilities, and schools accessible by public transportation is expected to change with the implementation of a...

The development of several policies and research projects rely on data on the population socioeconomic characteristics and on the spatial distribution of economic activities and public services. Nonetheless, these data in Brazil are often difficult to access, require large computational power to...

In this study we examine how the use of private and public transport has changed since the early 2000s in Brazilian cities. We analyzed data on the changing patterns of consumption of transportation goods and services by Brazilian families over the last 20 years. We also analyzed how urban...

Wind power generation is essential to reduce the use of fossil resources and, consequently, the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). Currently, the National Interconnected System (SIN) has about 9971 wind turbines in operation, the sixth largest network in the world ranking, and 80% of Brazilian...

This paper applies the dynamic linear model (DLM) estimated based on the Bayesian approach to project electricity consumption for five Brazilian regional units. The appeal for the use of DLM in the case of energy consumption is due to the fact that in this model the adjustment occurs in the unit...

The inflow of foreign investment can provide several positive economic effects. The main determining elements are related to the economic environment, but this does not mean that the government options are limited. Policy measures that affect the operation of firms have a significant weight in...

The aim of this paper is to show that concepts such as growth regime, external constraints and financialization, which are very common in many post Keynesian studies on growth, are compatible and complementary, but the conciliation among them requires the use of some concepts of French...

On March, 2011 the signing of the Treaty of Assunción by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay celebrated its 20th anniversary. Preferential trade agreements that create joint economic spaces might be seen as useful tools to promote economic development. This article discusses to what extent...

One of the basic features of the recent international scenario is the increasing importance of a few emerging economies. In this paper we map the import tariffs imposed by each of the BRICS on the products from its neighboring countries, as well as the tariffs imposed on Brazilian products. We...

The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential process of early deindustrialization in Brazil, or the reduction of the share of manufacturing in the added value, that occurred in a per capita income level that, according to the specialized literature, it is not justified. For this intent, we...