This study aims to show that during the cycle of credit expansion occurred in the Brazilian economy between 2003 and 2010, public banks had acted with a degree of liquidity preference higher than that of private banks until the international financial crisis. The need to achieve economic and...

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...

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...

Até que a confiança nos separe : as redes transimperiais e o mercado de crédito do Rio de Janeiro durante a segunda metade do século XVIII /Fábio Pesavento --Práticas creditícias e o cofre dos órfãos na vila de Curitiba (1780-1810) /Tiago Gil --Pequeños acreedores de grandes deudores :...

This paper provides empirical evidence on the impact of e-banking on competition in the banking sector, more specifically on banking fees. Using aggregate data on fee revenues, non-interest expenses, number of external ATMs, number of multiple and commercial banks, and the degree of...

Besides the introduction and the final conclusions, this Discussion Paper has four sections. The first presents the "state of art", that is, the current debate about the long-term financing of the neo-corporatist state capitalism in Brazil. Then it shows the personal and corporate wealth as...