This work is a compilation of studies produced at the Social Studies Department - Disoc/Ipea to support the elaboration of the document "Brazil: the state of the Union - 2007". Health outcomes in the last decades, health policies after 1988 and the role of the government in health care are...

In this paper we investigate the concentration in health insurance sector in Brazil. In order to conduct this analysis it is necessary to establish the definition of relevant market in product and geographical dimensions. In this paper we apply a methodology based on gravitation models to define...

This technical paper estimates the deductions on tax credits in Brazil for health care during 2003 and 2006. Subsidies for private health insurance are the focus of this study. It seems to be a contradiction between the redistribution model in the Constitution and the level of public spending on...

Portuguese Abstract: A presente obra foi concebida no âmbito do projeto de pesquisa “Desafios contemporâneos da justiça administrativa”, vinculado ao Núcleo de Pesquisas do Poder Judiciário - Nupej, da Pró-reitoria de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa e Inovação – Proppi da Universidade...

The English version of this paper can be found at http://ssrn.com/abstract=4209536.Portuguese Abstract: O presente texto discorre sobre o alcance da cláusula constitucional do devido processo legal no direito administrativo brasileiro, lastreando-se na análise das Constituições brasileiras,...

Portuguese Abstract: O presente texto objetiva delinear um conceito de justiça administrativa enquanto sistema que compreende as relações entre os particulares e o Estado, as normas que as regem e as instituições responsáveis por sua aplicação, e que se manifesta basicamente por três...

This technical paper estimates the deductions on tax credits in Brazil for health care during 2003 and 2006. Subsidies for private health insurance are the focus of this study. It seems to be a contradiction between the redistribution model in the Constitution and the level of public spending on...