The employability of graduates remains a concern, most particularly at times like the present where the unemployment rate tends to rise, and that higher education graduates are facing greater difficulties in accessing the labour market in Europe. Notably, women are characterized by higher...

The scientific practice, in the several social sciences, cannot be implemented without the researcher clearly defines in depth the theoretical and meta-theoretical foundations that underpinning the research. Similarly, the unambiguous understanding of the concepts, in view of the...

The aim of this work is to investigate the relations between Brazilian decision making process and federalism through political process of Fiscal Responsability Law. There're some political scientists' visions that legislative projects undermining the subnational governments' interests are not...

The Complexo do Alemão, as a place in Rio de Janeiro city, only acquired nominal, administrative and symbolic existence, from 1993, when it was recognized as a neighborhood. However, for its inhabitants, the particularities of the places that compound that administrative place, remain routed on...

Performing Arts demand has a special characterisation due to some specific features, as the attendees displacement to a proper location and the allocation of time to a performance appreciation. Otherwise, besides the ticket price, other costs are associated to the Performing Arts consumption, as...

The aim of this work is to investigate the relations between Brazilian decision making process and federalism through political process of Fiscal Responsability Law. There're some political scientists' visions that legislative projects undermining the subnational governments' interests are not...

Portuguese Abstract: Eu uso uma adaptação do índice de fixação da teoria genética para medir a distância cultural entre sociedades. Com dados de mais de 7000 respostas ao World Values Survey de crenças e comportamento, eu calculo a distância cultural entre 59 regiões do Brasil,...

The Complexo do Alemão, as a place in Rio de Janeiro city, only acquired nominal, administrative and symbolic existence, from 1993, when it was recognized as a neighborhood. However, for its inhabitants, the particularities of the places that compound that administrative place, remain routed on...

The problem of piracy has always existed since the beginning of the creation of computers, namely using rudimentary methods. With the emergence and development of Internet and computers more powerful, more sophisticated ways were emerging and less expensive to pirate. Today hacking/software...

This Discussion Paper provides empirical evidences of the phenomenon of "platformization" in the audiovisual video market. This is made possible by mapping the companies that control video streaming platforms around the world, using data from Crunchbase. Identifying these companies makes it...