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2. A Regulamentação Ambiental Conduzindo Estratégias Ecoinovativas na Indústria de Papel e Celulose.
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Maçaneiro, Marlete Beatriz, Kuhl, Marcos Roberto, da Cunha, João Carlos, and Kindl da Cunha, Sieglinde
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ENVIRONMENTAL regulations , *INNOVATIONS in business , *INNOVATION adoption , *BUSINESS planning , *PAPER industry , *ECONOMICS ,ENVIRONMENTAL aspects - Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the association of environmental regulation with the adoption of both proactive and reactive eco-innovation strategies in the Brazilian pulp, paper, and paper product industry. Methodology was based on a quantitative approach, using a cross-sectional survey by means of a self-administered online questionnaire answered by 117 sector companies of all sizes and Brazilian regions. Data analysis consisted of inferential statistics with logistic regression analysis. The main results show that the organizations participating in this study consider environmental regulation as conducive of proactive, more than reactive, eco-innovation strategies, as opposed to previous literature. This result fits into the evolutionary perspective, which postulates that companies see environmental regulation as less a cost and more an opportunity, directing them to improve productivity and competitiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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3. END 2016: International Conference on Education and New Developments. Conference Proceedings (Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 12-14, 2016)
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World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (WIARS) (Portugal) and Carmo, Mafalda
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We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2016--END 2016, taking place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 12 to 14 of June. Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and acts. One of the most important contributions resides in what and how we learn through the improvement of educational processes, both in formal and informal settings. Our International Conference seeks to provide some answers and explore the processes, actions, challenges and outcomes of learning, teaching and human development. Our goal is to offer a worldwide connection between teachers, students, researchers and lecturers, from a wide range of academic fields, interested in exploring and giving their contribution in educational issues. We take pride in having been able to connect and bring together academics, scholars, practitioners and others interested in a field that is fertile in new perspectives, ideas and knowledge. We counted on an extensive variety of contributors and presenters, which can supplement our view of the human essence and behavior, showing the impact of their different personal, academic and cultural experiences. This is, certainly, one of the reasons we have many nationalities and cultures represented, inspiring multi-disciplinary collaborative links, fomenting intellectual encounter and development. END 2016 received 489 submissions, from 53 different countries, reviewed by a double-blind process. Submissions were prepared to take form of Oral Presentations, Posters, Virtual Presentations and Workshops. It was accepted for presentation in the conference, 133 submissions (27% acceptance rate). The conference also includes a keynote presentation from an internationally distinguished researcher, Professor Dr. Mojca Juriševic, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, to whom we express our most gratitude. Also, we give a special thanks to Professor Emerita Nina K. Buchanan, PhD, University of Hawaii, USA and Professor Emeritus Robert A. Fox, PhD, University of Hawaii, USA for the special talk entitled "The Search for New Educational Forms in the United States and its International Implications." This volume is composed by the proceedings of the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2016), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.) and had the help of our respected co-sponsor and media partner that we reference in the dedicated page. This conference addressed different categories inside the Education area and papers are expected to fit broadly into one of the named themes and sub-themes. To develop the conference program we have chosen four main broad-ranging categories, which also covers different interest areas: (1) In TEACHERS AND STUDENTS: Teachers and Staff training and education; Educational quality and standards; Curriculum and Pedagogy; Vocational education and Counseling; Ubiquitous and lifelong learning; Training programs and professional guidance; Teaching and learning relationship; Student affairs (learning, experiences and diversity; Extra-curricular activities; Assessment and measurements in Education. (2) In PROJECTS AND TRENDS: Pedagogic innovations; Challenges and transformations in Education; Technology in teaching and learning; Distance Education and eLearning; Global and sustainable developments for Education; New learning and teaching models; Multicultural and (inter)cultural communications; Inclusive and Special Education; Rural and indigenous Education; Educational projects. (3) In TEACHING AND LEARNING: Educational foundations; Research and development methodologies; Early childhood and Primary Education; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Science and technology Education; Literacy, languages and Linguistics (TESL/TEFL); Health Education; Religious Education; Sports Education. (4) In ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES: Educational policy and leadership; Human Resources development; Educational environment; Business, Administration, and Management in Education; Economics in Education; Institutional accreditations and rankings; International Education and Exchange programs; Equity, social justice and social change; Ethics and values; Organizational learning and change, Corporate Education. The proceedings contain the results of the research and developments conducted by authors who focused on what they are passionate about: to promote growth in research methods intimately related to teaching, learning and applications in Education nowadays. It includes an extensive variety of contributors and presenters, who will extend our view in exploring and giving their contribution in educational issues, by sharing with us their different personal, academic and cultural experiences. (Individual papers contain references.)
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- 2016
4. Internal and distribution logistics strategies have a strong impact on the competitiveness of pulp and paper companies.
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Martin, Caroline
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LOGISTICS management ,PAPER industry ,WOOD-pulp ,LOGISTICS ,TRANSPORTATION ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The article focuses on need for logistics planning by pulp and paper companies due to transportation requirements of key products namely wood, pulp and paper. It discusses the impact of internal and distribution logistics strategies on competitiveness of the companies. It mentions views of Edésio Lopes, coordinator of transport and highway infrastructure MBA program at Instituto de Pós-Graduação e Graduação (IPOG) on need for Brazil to overcome transport bottlenecks by improving infrastructure.
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- 2016
5. If the Past Devours the Future, Why Study? Piketty, Social Movements, and Future Directions for Education
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Tarlau, Rebecca
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In 2014, Thomas Piketty's "Capital in the Twenty-first Century" rocked the economic and political world, with its argument that inequality is destined to increase; in the field of education, however, this book has been almost entirely ignored. I argue that Piketty's treatise is relevant to educational theories for three reasons: his rejection of meritocracy contributes to theories of social mobility; his critique of human capital theory provides fodder for debates about educational purpose; and his interdisciplinary analysis supports the political economy tradition in education. However, I also argue that it is necessary to move beyond the economic determinism in Piketty's arguments, to explore the transformative potential of education as a consciousness-raising process, the agency of communities, the production process, and alternative solutions to inequality. I argue that education scholars should use the renewed interest in inequality generated by Piketty's book to shift the dominant discourses about education, schools, and social justice.
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- 2016
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6. MILL APPLICATIONS OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE SCREEN ROTOR TECHNOLOGY.
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Hamelin, Mathieu, Portela, Nicolau, and Gooding, Robert W.
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CONSUMPTION (Economics) ,PULP mills ,PAPER industry ,ECONOMIC conditions in Brazil ,MANAGEMENT ,TWENTY-first century ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The screen rotor affects every aspect of pulp screen performance, including power consumption, capacity, fiber loss and debris removal efficiency. Fundamental studies have typically focused on the backflushing pulse induced by the rotor and, in particular, the pulse frequency and strength. More recently, small-scale turbulence and larger three-dimensional flow structures have been determined to be of at least equal significance. The present study reviews some of these fundamental studies and proposes a comprehensive model of the rotor action which embraces both pulsation and non-pulsation effects. Two novel rotor designs are discussed in the context of mill applications. One rotor is a solidcore design. As is typical, elements are attached to the periphery of the rotor to induce pressure pulsations. What is novel is that the leading edge of each element has a waveform to induce three-dimensional flow structures. With this waveform, the rotor is able to achieve higher capacities, or run at lower speeds to save energy, or operate with smaller slots for increased debris removal. A Brazilian mill used this novel rotor technology to achieve a 33% energy saving and reduce reject thickening factor from 3.0 to 1.6. A lower thickening factor reduces fiber loss and enhances runnability. The second rotor is based on foil-type design and has a thicker foil to increase wake turbulence. A dual foil-support design provides a very uniform rotor-cylinder gap and thus a more consistent and effective rotor action. Angled foils and supports ensure strings do not accumulate on the rotor. Mill case studies demonstrate the effectiveness of this rotor design in OCC headbox screen applications where there may be a high level of troublesome debris. The combination of theoretical studies and mill experiences supports a more comprehensive model of rotor performance as well as demonstrating the benefits of the advanced rotor designs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
7. RESILIENCE IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY.
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SCHVARTSMAN, FABIO
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ORGANIZATIONAL resilience ,PAPER industry ,UNCERTAINTY ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The article presents the author's insights on the resilience and flexibility showed by industries in the pulp and paper sector of Brazil during uncertainty. Topics mentioned include the forest productivity rates at paper company Klabin, the increase in annual production capacity of Puma Unit's operations in Paraná, and the predictability of the pulp and paper market.
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- 2017
8. VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND THE EVOLUTION OF AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES: ECONOMIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR BRAZIL.
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Mayo, John W.
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VERTICAL integration ,ECONOMIC policy ,ECONOMIC impact ,ECONOMICS ,JURISPRUDENCE - Abstract
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to describe the salience of economic theories and evidence regarding vertical integration in the multichannel audiovisual industry in Brazil. This is especially important at this time because Brazilian regulators and legisla tors are wrestling with the appropriate policy approach toward the industry in Brazil in the wake of the merger of AT&T and Time Warner. Methodology/approach/design - The paper develops with several approaches. First, to develop context, the paper provides a high-level introduction to the evolution of the audiovisual industry. Second, the paper turns to a more specific assessment of the economic and legal lessons learned from the discussion and debate regarding the AT&T-Time Warner merger in the United States. This discussion draws on economic and legal theory and evidence, both from the published literature as well as from court proceedings to advance understanding of the issues. These foundational sections, in turn, provide a platform for policy insights. In particular, the paper builds upon earlier research on "resultsbased regulation" to provide guidance for Brazilian regulatory and legislative measures being considered in Brazil. Findings - The paper concludes that a results-based approach should permit advances in the vertical integration of the audiovisual industry in Brazil. Such an approach necessarily would recognize that the modern evolution towards a more vertically integrated provisioning of audiovisual services is providing numerous consumer benefits while claims of consumer harm have been judged to be speculative. Application of Article 5 of SeAC to the AT&T-TW merger provides no additional consumer protections that are not already part of the merger and would, instead be distinctly anti-consumer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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9. South–South Cooperation 3.0? Managing the consequences of success in the decade ahead.
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Mawdsley, Emma
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ECONOMICS ,INTERNATIONAL competition ,COOPERATION ,SUCCESS - Abstract
This paper examines the consequences of the hugely successful expansion of South-South Cooperation since the new millennium. For all the achievements, variations and change over the 1950s-late 1990s, 'SSC 1.0' was characterised by relative neglect within the 'international' development community, and by many orthodox and critical scholars. In the chronological schema of the paper, 'SSC 2.0' refers to the period of remarkable expansion from the early 2000s to the present. The emergence of 'SSC 3.0', I suggest, is currently revealed by a discernible set of shifts driven in large part by the expansionary successes of SSC 2.0, as well as other turns in the global political economy. Three contemporary trends are identified: cooperation narratives that are increasingly 'muscular', nationalistic and pragmatic; difficulties sustaining claims to 'non-interference' in partner countries; and the further erosion of ideational and operational distinctiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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10. Public participation in decision-making on the coverage of new antivirals for hepatitis C.
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Kieslich, Katharina, Ahn, Jeonghoon, Badano, Gabriele, Chalkidou, Kalipso, Cubillos, Leonardo, Hauegen, Renata Curi, Henshall, Chris, Krubiner, Carleigh B., Littlejohns, Peter, Lu, Lanting, Pearson, Steven D., Rid, Annette, Whitty, Jennifer A., and Wilson, James
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ANTIVIRAL agents ,DECISION making ,HEALTH care rationing ,HEPATITIS C ,INSURANCE ,HEALTH insurance ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
Purpose - New hepatitis C medicines such as sofosbuvir underline the need to balance considerations of innovation, clinical evidence, budget impact and equity in health priority-setting. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of public participation in addressing these considerations. Design/methodology/approach - The paper employs a comparative case study approach. It explores the experience of four countries - Brazil, England, South Korea and the USA - in making coverage decisions about the antiviral sofosbuvir and involving the public and patients in these decision-making processes. Findings - Issues emerging from public participation ac tivities include the role of the universal right to health in Brazil, the balance between innovation and budget impact in England, the effect of unethical medical practices on public perception in South Korea and the legitimacy of priority-setting processes in the USA. Providing policymakers are receptive to these issues, public participation activities may be re-conceptualized as processes that illuminate policy problems relevant to a particular context, thereby promoting an agenda-setting role for the public. Originality/value - The paper offers an empirical analysis of public involvement in the case of sofosbuvir, where the relevant considerations that bear on priority-setting decisions have been particularly stark. The perspectives that emerge suggest that public participation contributes to raising attention to issues that need to be addressed by policymakers. Public participation activities can thus contribute to setting policy agendas, even if that is not their explicit purpose. However, the actualization of this contribution is contingent on the receptiveness of policymakers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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11. COVID-19 and the targets of SDG 8: reflections on Brazilian scenario.
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Anholon, Rosley, Rampasso, Izabela Simon, Martins, Vitor W.B., Serafim, Milena P., Leal Filho, Walter, and Quelhas, Osvaldo L.G.
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COVID-19 ,COVID-19 pandemic ,SUSTAINABILITY ,BRAZILIANS - Abstract
Purpose: This paper aims to present reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic impacts in the search for the targets of Sustainable Development Goal 8 (SDG 8) disseminated by the United Nations. These reflections are made considering the Brazilian scenario. Design/methodology/approach: As this paper is a viewpoint, several information presented here are based on authors' opinion. However, to enhance the information basis and present examples, a bibliographic research was also conducted. Findings: Analyzing the targets of SDG 8 and the probable crisis in the Brazilian economy as a consequence of the pandemic, the authors believe that this crisis will impact the achievement of these targets. Practical implications: The reflections presented here can contribute with the debates about the search for decent work in Brazil. It is worth to remember that the development of actions aligned with SDG 8 targets generates more than only economic gains, as these contribute for building a more just, egalitarian and inclusive society. Originality/value: This viewpoint calls attention to issues that demand urgent public policies; otherwise, these issues can generate losses to an entire generation of Brazilians. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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12. Foreign direct investment & its correlation to economics: The case of Brazil.
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Dinç, Dilek Temiz and Gökmen, Aytaç
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FOREIGN investments ,SAVINGS ,ECONOMICS ,ECONOMIC development ,BALANCE of trade - Abstract
Capital accumulation is the first and foremost important factor to induce economic growth and development in a country. Yet, not every country in the world is bestowed with abundant capital. Thus, in this instance foreign direct investment (FDI) emerges as a good option to supply the necessary amount of capital to countries which are deprived of the necessary capital stock. Moreover, FDI, besides being a catalyst of economic development, is a significant means of transferring technology, knowledge, managerial know-how and constitutes new potentials to create employment opportunities, increase the production volume and enhance the foreign trade balance. Furthermore, the impact of FDI inflow on the economic growth is researched in this paper for Brazil by means of utilizing various econometric methods for the period of 1970–2017. According to the results of this study there is no positive causality between economic growth and FDI inflow in the short-run. Yet, there is a positive and significant causality between FDI inflow and economic growth in the long-run as well as this stems from the fact that investments lead to positive results gradually in the long-term which also means that investments shall be converted into production as much as possible. Moreover, the novelty of this paper is that it is one of the most up-to-date studies to research FDI – economic growth correlation on Brazil in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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13. An empirical analysis of long-term Brazilian interest rates.
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Akram T and Uddin SA
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- Brazil, Models, Economic, Models, Statistical, Models, Theoretical, Public Policy, Commerce, Economics, Inflation, Economic
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This paper empirically models the dynamics of Brazilian government bond (BGB) yields based on monthly macroeconomic data, in the context of the evolution of the key macroeconomic variables in Brazil. The results show that the current short-term interest rate has a decisive influence on the long-term interest rate on BGBs, after controlling for various key macroeconomic variables, such as inflation and industrial production. These findings support John Maynard Keynes's claim that the central bank's actions influence the long-term interest rate on government bonds mainly through the current short-term interest rate. These findings have important policy implications for Brazil. This paper relates the findings of the estimated models to ongoing debates in fiscal and monetary policies., Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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- 2021
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14. Between nature and the city: youth and ecotourism in an Amazonian ‘forest town’ on the Brazilian Atlantic Coast.
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Neleman, Susanna and de Castro, Fábio
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ECOTOURISM ,CONSERVATION of natural resources ,ENVIRONMENTAL protection ,BIODIVERSITY conservation ,FOREST conservation ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
Reconciling conservation with rural development often constitutes a socio-environmental dilemma, in which ecotourism plays the part of either the panacea or the ‘poverty trap’ for local populations. Features of the local context, such as social heterogeneity, opportunities for education and jobs, and images of rural and urban life, provide a more nuanced understanding of this polarised debate. In this analysis of a youth ecotourism project, we consider that youth face distinct daily struggles and have aspirations in life that differ from those of the older generation. Therefore, the opportunities/constraints in and around protected areas influence and affect them in particular ways. In this paper, we address the gap in the literature on the position of young people living in peri-urban areas nearby conservation units, as we believe that these factors may shed some lights on the importance of intangible outcomes of sustainable development/conservation projects. Based on data from the peri-urban ‘forest town’ Curuçá on the Amazonian Atlantic coast of Brazil, we discuss how young people, involved in an ecotourism project in the Marine Extractive Reserve Mãe Grande de Curuçá, perceive their roles when it comes to conservation and development, education, jobs and their aspirations for the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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15. Adolph Wagner's economic thought in Brazil: money and public finance in the turn of the 20th century.
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Bruzzi Curi, Luiz Felipe
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PUBLIC finance ,ECONOMIC conditions in Brazil ,PUBLIC spending ,ECONOMICS ,ECONOMIC policy - Abstract
This paper addresses the dissemination of German economist Adolph Wagner's ideas in Brazil. It shows that his monetary thinking, inspired by Thomas Tooke and the Banking School, as well as his ideas on public finance, particularly the law of increasing state spending, were assimilated by two Brazilian economic thinkers: Rui Barbosa and Vieira Souto. The way these policymakers incorporated Wagner's ideas into their texts and the arguments with which they chose to engage show the kind of economic discourse they were shaping in Brazil. This analysis reveals the different functions that the original ideas could perform in another national context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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16. Silver economy: opportunities and challenges to Brazil adopt the European Union’s strategy.
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Felix, Jorge
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POPULATION aging ,ECONOMIC activity ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMIC conditions of older people ,ECONOMICS ,POPULATION - Abstract
Copyright of Innovation: The European Journal of Social Sciences is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2016
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17. Religious Dissociation and Economic Appraisal in Brazil.
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François Dengah, H.
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ECONOMICS ,CHRISTIANITY ,DISSOCIATIVE disorders ,RELIGION & medicine ,MENTAL health ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,CROSS-sectional method - Abstract
Research on the association between religion and health often neglects to provide an explicit theoretical mechanism of influence between faith and well-being. This research posits that dissociative behaviors, such as glossolalia, may provide a biological pathway that influences both physiological and psychological health. This paper argues that religious dissociation acts as a moderator between economic stressors and psychobiological appraisal. Brazil, with its economic inequality and preponderance of religious dissociative rituals, provides an ideal context to examine religious dissociation as a moderator of stress. Utilizing data from a cross section of Brazilian faiths, this paper examines: (1) Whether individuals with low socioeconomic status preferentially participate and experience religious dissociative states and (2) whether dissociative states are correlated with greater psychological appraisal of status. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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18. The Political Economy of Brazilian Industrial Policy (2003 - 2014): Main Vectors, Shortcomings and Directions to Improve Effectiveness.
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Queiroz Guimarães, Alexandre
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ECONOMICS ,INDUSTRIAL policy ,NEOLIBERALISM ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Copyright of Dados - Revista de Ciências Sociais is the property of DADOS and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2021
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19. The political economy of land struggle in Brazil under Workers' Party governments.
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Sauer, Sérgio and Mészáros, George
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ECONOMICS ,LAND reform ,INTERNATIONAL alliances - Abstract
This paper analyses the agrarian policies of the governments of Presidents Lula (2003-2010) and Dilma Rousseff (2011-2016) in the light of the contradiction between the historical support for land reform and agrarian social movements by the Workers' Party (PT) on the one hand, and the PT's more recent electoral and political alliances with agribusiness on the other. After more than a decade of progressive administrations, key government programmes have only accounted for marginal gains and in some cases setbacks, symbolized by the failure to expand the expropriation of new land and settle landless families on an adequate scale. The collapse of those alliances and 2016's impeachment process of President Rousseff marks the end of that cycle, highlighting strategic and policy failures. The paper examines government actions, the historical causes and roots of land conflicts, and struggles for land and territory, as well as the difficulties of mobilization. The paper focuses upon political disputes, particularly new processes of criminalization, economic disputes, surrounding the role of agribusiness, and the challenges related to struggles for land and territorial rights in a situation ruled by a progressive party and governments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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20. Climate change and agricultural productivity in Brazil: future perspectives.
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Assunção, Juliano and Chein, Flávia
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CLIMATE change ,ECONOMICS ,AGRICULTURAL productivity ,ECONOMIC impact of global warming ,ECONOMIC impact ,RAINFALL frequencies ,FARMERS ,RICARDIAN equivalence theorem - Abstract
This paper evaluates the impact of climate change on agricultural productivity. Cross-sectional variation in climate among Brazilian municipalities is used to estimate an equation in which geographical attributes determine agricultural productivity. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predictions based on atmosphere–ocean, coupled with general circulation models (for 2030–2049), are used to simulate the impacts of climate change. Our estimates suggest that global warming under the current technological standards is expected to decrease the agricultural output per hectare in Brazil by 18 per cent, with the effects on municipalities ranging from−40 to+15 per cent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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21. Physical and Human Capital and Brazilian Regional Growth: A Spatial Econometric Approach for the Period 1970–2010.
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Lima, Ricardo Carvalho De Andrade and Silveira Neto, Raul Da Mota
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HUMAN capital ,ECONOMIC development ,ECONOMETRIC models ,INCOME ,INVESTMENTS ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
Copyright of Regional Studies is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2016
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22. Primary care physicians and infant mortality: Evidence from Brazil.
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Russo, Letícia Xander, Scott, Anthony, Sivey, Peter, and Dias, Joilson
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INFANT mortality ,INFANT care ,PRIMARY care ,PHYSICIANS ,MEDICAL personnel ,PANEL analysis - Abstract
Primary health care has been recognized as a critical strategy for improving population health in developing countries. This paper investigates the effect of primary care physicians on the infant mortality rate in Brazil using a dynamic panel data approach. This method accounts for the endogeneity problem and the persistence of infant mortality over time. The empirical analysis uses an eight-year panel of municipalities between 2005 and 2012. The results indicate that primary care physician supply contributed to the decline of infant mortality in Brazil. An increase of one primary care physician per 10,000 population was associated with 7.08 fewer infant deaths per 10,000 live births. This suggests that, in addition to other determinants, primary care physicians can play an important role in accounting for the reduction of infant mortality rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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23. Socioeconomic dynamics of a mining town in Amazon: a case study from Canaã dos Carajás, Brazil.
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Matlaba, Valente José, Maneschy, Maria Cristina, Filipe dos Santos, Jorge, and Mota, José Aroudo
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MUNICIPAL services ,CITIES & towns ,FINANCIAL crises ,IRON ores ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
This research focuses on a mining frontier in the municipality of Canaã dos Carajás, located in the Brazilian Eastern Amazon. The method involved a combination of secondary data with field research. The latter is based on in-person interviews with a sample of 253 households. The paper analyzes the municipality and its inhabitant's socioeconomic situation and captures the views of residents about life in the town. The results showed that mining played an important role in increase of Canaã's income and exports, despite the late 2000s economic crises. Consequently, many socioeconomic indicators improved in Canaã. However, inequality increase and employment fall associated with S11D operation pose challenges to the municipality—currently and possibly in the future. Canaã expects high amounts of royalties of iron ore exploitation. These royalties can help the municipality's economy if the planning and political-institutional contexts are adequate. Field work dataset showed that Canaã's population is essentially migrant who arrived after 2004 seeking work and income opportunities, as an effect of mining growth. Nevertheless, people became more skeptical as a consequence of S11D operation and jobs loss, many businesses closure and drastic reduction of movement in the city. The results show the challenge to convert the increasing income from different stages of mining activity into permanently better and broader public services. This result is especially important in the studied case of a recent town located in the southeast Amazonia, whose dynamics are strongly linked to mining economics, and faces effects of changes in stages of large-scale mining projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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24. Techno‐economic performance of sustainable international bio‐SNG production and supply chains on short and longer term.
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Batidzirai, Bothwell, Schotman, Geert S., van der Spek, Mijndert W., Junginger, Martin, and Faaij, André P. C.
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WOOD pellets ,COMPRESSED natural gas ,FUELING ,SUPPLY chains ,SYNTHETIC natural gas - Abstract
Synthetic natural gas (SNG) derived from biomass gasification is a potential transport fuel and natural gas substitute. Using the Netherlands as a case study, this paper evaluates the most economic and environmentally optimal supply chain for the production of biomass based SNG (so‐called bio‐SNG) for different biomass production regions and location of final conversion facilities, with final delivery of compressed natural gas at refueling stations servicing the transport sector. At a scale of 100 MWth, in, delivered bioSNG costs range from 18.6 to 25.9$/GJdelivered CNG while energy efficiency ranges from 46.8–61.9%. If production capacities are scaled up to 1000 MWth, in, SNG costs decrease by about 30% to 12.6–17.4$ GJdelivered CNG−1. BioSNG production in Ukraine and transportation of the gas by pipeline to the Netherlands results in the lowest delivered cost in all cases and the highest energy efficiency pathway (61.9%). This is mainly due to low pipeline transport costs and energy losses compared to long‐distance Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) transport. However, synthetic natural gas production from torrefied pellets (TOPs) results in the lowest GHG emissions (17 kg CO2e GJCNG−1) while the Ukraine routes results in 25 kg CO2e GJCNG−1. Production costs at 100 MWth are higher than the current natural gas price range, but lower than the oil prices and biodiesel prices. BioSNG costs could converge with natural gas market prices in the coming decades, estimated to be 18.2$ GJ−1. At 1000 MWth, bioSNG becomes competitive with natural gas (especially if attractive CO2 prices are considered) and very competitive with oil and biodiesel. It is clear that scaling of SNG production to the GWth scale is key to cost reduction and could result in competitive SNG costs. For regions like Brazil, it is more cost‐effective to densify biomass into pellets or TOPS and undertake final conversion near the import harbor. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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25. O BANCO DOS BRICS E SUA POTENCIAL INFLUÊNCIA SOBRE AS ASSIMETRIAS DO SISTEMA MONETÁRIO E FINANCEIRO INTERNACIONAL.
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Naves de Deus, Larissa, De Conti, Bruno, and Bittes Terra, Fábio Henrique
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INTERNATIONAL finance ,ECONOMIC systems ,DEVELOPMENT banks ,MONEY ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
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- 2019
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26. Policing labor: the power of private security guards to search workers in Brazil.
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da Silva Lopes, Cleber
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PRIVATE security services ,LAW enforcement ,SECURITY management ,LABOR laws ,ECONOMICS ,ECONOMIC policy - Abstract
The losses caused by worker theft is one of the most concerning security problems for corporations. Private policing of the workplace is central to cutting down on such losses and keeping up profits. One of the most frequently used methods in such policing is searching workers. Despite the importance of searches and their potential for intrusion into individuals' right to privacy, the normative bases for and limits to the use of this power have so far been little studied. The aim of this paper is to analyze the legal foundations and limits imposed by the Brazilian State so that private security guards can conduct searches in the workplace. The analysis is based on a qualitative study of Brazilian labor law and a qualitative/quantitative study of 376 judicial decisions on searches collected randomly in two Brazilian states between 2010 and 2013. The data shows that searches can be conducted in the workplace based on the employer's right to manage production and protect their property. It also indicates the existence of relatively flexible limits to searches. Only a minority of the courts impose restrictions on searches similar to those set for police officers. Most judges allow more extensive searches than those permitted within the scope of public justice systems. The consequences of these findings are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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27. Evolution of urban scaling: Evidence from Brazil.
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Meirelles, Joao, Neto, Camilo Rodrigues, Ferreira, Fernando Fagundes, Ribeiro, Fabiano Lemes, and Binder, Claudia Rebeca
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CITIES & towns ,INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics) ,SOCIOECONOMICS ,DECISION making ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
During the last years, the new science of cities has been established as a fertile quantitative approach to systematically understand the urban phenomena. One of its main pillars is the proposition that urban systems display universal scaling behavior regarding socioeconomic, infrastructural and individual basic services variables. This paper discusses the extension of the universality proposition by testing it against a broad range of urban metrics in a developing country urban system. We present an exploration of the scaling exponents for over 60 variables for the Brazilian urban system. Estimating those exponents is challenging from the technical point of view because the Brazilian municipalities’ definition follows local political criteria and does not regard characteristics of the landscape, density, and basic utilities. As Brazilian municipalities can deviate significantly from urban settlements, urban-like municipalities were selected based on a systematic density cut-off procedure and the scaling exponents were estimated for this new subset of municipalities. To validate our findings we compared the results for overlaying variables with other studies based on alternative methods. It was found that the analyzed socioeconomic variables follow a superlinear scaling relationship with the population size, and most of the infrastructure and individual basic services variables follow expected sublinear and linear scaling, respectively. However, some infrastructural and individual basic services variables deviated from their expected regimes, challenging the universality hypothesis of urban scaling. We propose that these deviations are a product of top-down decisions/policies. Our analysis spreads over a time-range of 10 years, what is not enough to draw conclusive observations, nevertheless we found hints that the scaling exponent of these variables are evolving towards the expected scaling regime, indicating that the deviations might be temporally constrained and that the urban systems might eventually reach the expected scaling regime. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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28. Recycling the idea of race: socio-political agenda, transnational business culture, and diversity management in Brazil.
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Jaime, Pedro
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RACE discrimination ,ENTREPRENEURSHIP ,HIGHER education ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,CULTURAL pluralism ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
This article intends to contribute to the line of studies that critically addresses diversity management, bringing the Brazilian experience into the discussion. It aims to demonstrate how large Brazilian companies and transnational corporations operating in the country have been recycling the idea of race in order to cope with the greatest politicisation of debates on the racial issue within the Brazilian public sphere since the late twentieth century. This phenomenon is related to changes in the political actions of the black movement in Brazil, which since the same period has been absorbing the new socio-political agenda existing within the global network of anti-racism advocacy. This is an agenda in which two purposes have a central importance: the battle against racial inequality and the demand for affirmative action policies. The data presented in this paper are part of broader research in which, by means of the biographical method and the ethnographic fieldwork, the social trajectories and career paths of two generations of Brazilian black executives were analysed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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29. Industrial policy and state-making: Brazil's attempt at oil-based industrial development.
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Massi, Eliza and Nem Singh, Jewellord
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INDUSTRIAL policy ,PETROLEUM industry ,HISTORY of industrialization ,GOVERNMENT business enterprises ,BUSINESS & politics ,INNOVATION management ,PRIVATIZATION ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
This paper examines the changing strategies of developmental states using Brazil's oil-based industrial policy as a case study. We analyse the relationship between the state, Petrobras and industrial elites in the context of Brazil's renewed emphasis on sector-specific industrial development strategy. Taking stock and re-examining the developmental state model, we suggest that developmental states are inherently political, particularly their bureaucracy and state-owned enterprises (SOEs), and that money politics is intricately woven into state-guided high growth regimes. Given the difficulty of privatisation as a solution to SOE (mis)governance, the challenge for Brazil is to mediate extreme political interventions that have eroded Petrobras' autonomy in the past and to sustain institutional capacity to direct rents towards investment and innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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30. Modern Monoculture and Periphery Processes: a World Systems Analysis of the Brazilian soy expansion from 2000-2012.
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Soendergaard, Niels
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ECONOMIC impact ,AGRICULTURAL industries ,ECONOMICS ,AGRICULTURE - Abstract
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- 2018
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31. The cigarette market in Brazil: new evidence on illicit practices from the 2019 National Health Survey.
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Szklo, André Salem and Drope, Jeffrey
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MIDDLE-income countries ,SMOKING ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SALES personnel ,BUSINESS ,INDUSTRIES ,TAXATION ,TOBACCO products ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,LOW-income countries ,ECONOMICS - Published
- 2024
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32. Effects of the illicit market on the price elasticity of cigarette consumption in Brazil.
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Divino, Jose Angelo, Ehrl, Philipp, Candido, Osvaldo, and Pereira Valadao, Marcos Aurelio
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SMOKING prevention ,GOVERNMENT policy ,RESEARCH funding ,INCOME ,SMOKING ,MARKETING ,LEGAL status of sales personnel ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,TAXATION ,SURVEYS ,LONGITUDINAL method ,TOBACCO products ,PUBLIC administration ,ECONOMICS - Published
- 2024
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33. Can E-mails Affect Decision Making? The Effects of a Behavioral Economic Strategy on Antipsychotic Prescribing Behavior.
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DeAguiar-Rocha, Liliane
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MENTAL illness drug therapy ,POLYPHARMACY ,CONFERENCES & conventions ,ECONOMICS ,DECISION making ,DRUG prescribing ,QUALITY assurance ,PHYSICIAN practice patterns ,EMAIL ,ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents ,PSYCHIATRIC hospitals ,SOCIAL psychology - Abstract
Introduction: Despite the lack of evidence supporting its practice, antipsychotic polypharmacy (APP), is widely used1,2,3,. To change the outcomes that are directly related to doctors' decisions, it is important to understand the decision-making process and the factors which affect it. Behavioral Economics is a field that blends social psychology and economics, and it seeks to understand how biases affecting the human decision-making process. Strategies based on Behavioral Economics principles have been successful in addressing many issues in healthcare. This paper describes a quality improvement project designed with the aim of reducing APP prescribing behavior in a large psychiatric hospital in Brazil. Aims Objectives Theory or Methods: Nineteen units participated in this case study. The intervention targeted all prescribers and it involved the use of norms and peer comparison, behavioral economics principles which indicate that individuals are more likely to adjust their behavior if they perform below the average performance of their peers. After baseline, where the APP prescribing rate for the whole hospital and for each unit in particular were assessed, a weekly email was sent to each prescriber with information about the hospital-wide APP prescribing rate, feedback related to the APP prescribing rates in their units, and how they compared to other units. Highlights or Results or Key Findings: The intervention was successful in reducing hospital-wide APP prescribing rate. After the second e-mail, we observed a steep drop in the APP prescribing rate, and the rate never returned to preintervention levels. The weekly emails with feedback and peer comparisons yielded an average statistically significant difference of about 8.02% (t(10) = 4.7491, p < 0.008) over a brief 11-week period. This study demonstrated that e-mails designed according to a Behavioral Economics strategy can affect prescribing behavior. Conclusions: Information about the lack of evidence for the use of antipsychotic combinations, about the rates in other parts of the world, and information about the rates in hospitals with a similar population within their own state was enough to yield statistically significant results.. Implications for applicability/transferability sustainability and limitations: Future quality improvement projects targeting prescribing behavior should consider a combined use of guidelines and training with norms and peer comparison. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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34. Beyond upgrading typologies – In search of a better deal for honey value chains in Brazil.
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Figueiredo Junior, Hugo S. de, Meuwissen, Miranda P. M., van der Lans, Ivo A., and Oude Lansink, Alfons G. J. M.
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VALUE chains ,ANIMAL products ,EMPIRICAL research ,CONJOINT analysis ,COMMERCE - Abstract
Selection of value chain strategies by development practitioners and value chain participants themselves has been restricted to preset types of upgrading. This paper argues for an extension of the range of strategy solutions to value chains. An empirical application identifies successful strategies for honey value chains in Brazil for 2015–2020. Strategy and performance indicators were selected using the value chain Structure-Conduct-Performance (SCP) framework. Experts’ opinion was elicited in a Delphi for business scenarios, and adaptive conjoint analysis was used to identify strategies for increasing production growth and local value-added. This study identifies important strategies beyond upgrading typologies, and finds that important strategies differ by performance goal and scenario. The value chain SCP allows searching for promising strategies towards performance–the “better deal”–in an integrated way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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35. "COUPLED PROCESSES" AS DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES IN SYSTEMS INTEGRATION.
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DE FREITAS CHAGAS, MILTON, SALES LEITE, DINAH ELUZE, and DE JESUS, GABRIEL TORRES
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TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,INDUSTRIAL research ,AEROSPACE industries ,AMBIDEXTERITY ,INDUSTRIALIZATION ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
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- 2017
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36. Monetary policy and the automotive retail performance in Brazil.
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Bach, Tatiana Marceda, Machado, Ariane Maria, Kudlawicz-Franco, Claudineia, Martins, Tomas Sparano, and Da Veiga, Claudimar Pereira
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RETAIL industry ,AUTOMOBILE industry ,AUTOMOBILE exports & imports ,MONETARY policy ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
This paper analyses the performance of the automotive retail industry taking into consideration the monetary policy employed by the Brazilian government from 1994 to 2014. Since the research area lacks empirical evidence we decided to use econometric methods that led to estimation models, based on regression and correlation, to check the relation between monetary policy and sector performance. We found out that the performance of the sector, represented by production and export level, was connected to the variables related to the monetary policy. When the performance was measured using exports, the economic variables act as expansion or constrains mechanisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
37. Mapping Brazilian workforce diversity: a historical analysis.
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Vasconcelos, Anselmo Ferreira
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LABOR supply -- Demographic aspects ,DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) ,LABOR supply ,AGE ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how Brazilian organizations have handled diversity.Design/methodology/approach This study draws upon the historical analysis by focusing essentially on secondary sources of data, surface-level indicators, namely, race, gender and age. Accordingly, the major sources of information used in this study are the rankings of the Great Place to Work® Institute Brazil (between 2005 and 2013) and from the Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment’s reports (between 2009 and 2013).Findings The evidence gathered from the Great Place to Work® Institute Brazil’s lists and the Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment’s reports produced mixed results regarding the moral imperative derived from the acculturation of a broad diversity mindset.Research limitations/implications This study is not free from limitations. Both sources used in this inquiry do not depict other relevant data that could provide more accurate results.Practical implications Overall, the findings of this study suggest that training programs and sound work values revision are necessary steps to reduce discrimination, stereotypes, gender bias and to promote diversity and inclusion inside Brazilian organizations.Originality/value It contributes to the understanding of the current diversity scenario in Brazilian organizations by drawing on a historical analysis method. It relied on two germane secondary sources of data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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38. A qualidade de vida e a relação com a toxicidade financeira no tratamento hemodialítico.
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de Sousa-Silva, Emanuele Cristina, de Fátima-Mantovani, Maria, da Silva-Pires, Claudia Geovana, Giovani-Paes, Robson, Puchalski-Kalinke, Luciana, and de Alcantara-Nogueira, Luciana
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TREATMENT of chronic kidney failure ,PEARSON correlation (Statistics) ,HEALTH status indicators ,MENTAL health ,SCIENTIFIC observation ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,HEMODIALYSIS ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,SEVERITY of illness index ,FINANCIAL stress ,QUALITY of life ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,MEDICAL care costs ,PHYSICAL activity ,EMPLOYMENT ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
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- 2024
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39. Economics of Brazilian performing arts: financing and employment.
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Friques, Manoel and Luque, Brayan
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PERFORMING arts ,EMPLOYMENT ,THEATERS ,PUBLIC institutions ,ECONOMIC indicators ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
The paper attempts to assess and analyze the economics of Brazilian contemporary theatre, focusing on financing and employment indicators. It was considered only the official data published by public institutions. The reason for it is as economic as cultural: although Brazilian theatre is at least 500 years old and is inseparable part of Brazilian culture, it has never been a subject of an in-depth economic analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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40. South American Market Integration: The Argentina-Brazil Rivalry Myth and Motivations for the Southern Common Market.
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Giaever, Trygve Alexander and Schofield, Julian
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NATIONAL security ,COMMERCIAL treaties ,ARGENTINIAN economy, 1983- ,ECONOMIC conditions in Brazil, 1985- ,ECONOMICS ,INTERNATIONAL economic relations ,INTERNATIONAL economic integration - Abstract
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- 2016
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41. RESGATANDO O NEXO GOVERNANÇA-GESTÃO INTERNACIONAL: POR UMA NOVA ORDEM EM GESTÃO.
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FARIA, ALEXANDRE, GUEDES, ANA LUCIA, and WANDERLEY, ERGIO
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INTERNATIONAL relations research ,INTERNATIONAL business enterprise management ,DIPLOMACY ,GEOPOLITICS ,EUROCENTRISM ,INTERNATIONAL business enterprises ,INTERNATIONAL economic relations ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
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- 2015
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42. A DINÂMICA IDENTITÁRIA DE PESSOAS COM DEFICIÊNCIA: UM ESTUDO NO BRASIL E NOS ESTADOS UNIDOS.
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BARROS MOREIRA, LILIAN, ALVES CAPPELLE, MÔNICA CARVALHO, and DE CARVALHO-FREITAS, MARIA NIVALDA
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EMPLOYMENT of people with disabilities , *IDENTITY & society , *SOCIAL conditions of people with disabilities , *IDENTITY (Psychology) , *DISABILITIES , *SELF-perception , *LABOR policy , *ECONOMICS , *CROSS-cultural studies - Abstract
Diversity is a very complex and controversial issue. It embraces the so-called "minorities", not in numerical terms but in terms of power. The groups that compose the minorities are the black, the disabled, women and the indigenous, among others. Although there are advances in this discussion, including in the legislation field, there are still gaps when it comes to employment for these minorities. For this paper, we chose, among the minorities, people with disabilities (PWDs), because according to the International Labor Organization (2010), they represent 10% of the world's population, among which approximately 72% are at the working age. The objective of this paper was to understand the identity dynamics of PWDs inserted in work organizations, located in Brazil and in the United States. To this end, we elaborated a theoretical framework mainly based on the identity from a sociological approach by Dubar (2005). We opted for an exploratory and qualitative research, based on an interpretive approach. The techniques of data collection used were semi-structured interviews and documentary research. Interviews were conducted with twelve PWDs in Brazil and eight in the United States, men and women. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and analyzed through content analysis. In both countries the jobs of the interviewed PWDs appeared as an important tool to give meaning to their lives. Moreover, one of the main obstacles faced by the interviewed PWD with regard to employment was the disability itself. Thus, it was possible to notice a conflict between who they are and whom they think they should be in order to work. It was observed that the individual's identity is a result of the movements of construction and reconstruction of his or her (many) identities and that one cannot identify oneself only with one's eyes; instead, they need to see through someone else's eyes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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43. A trajetória recente da economia catarinense (2000-2010): na contramão do crescimento?
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Darabas Ronçani, Liara and Goularti Filho, Alcides
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ECONOMIC development ,INDUSTRIAL productivity ,INDUSTRIES ,DEVELOPMENT banks ,EMPLOYMENT ,TWENTY-first century ,ECONOMICS ,ECONOMIC conditions in Brazil ,ECONOMIC policy - Abstract
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- 2015
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44. Staphylococcus aureus E AS INFECÇÕES HOSPITALARES -- REVISÃO DE LITERATURA.
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PINTO LIMA, MAÍRA FERREIRA, AZEVEDO BORGES, MILKA, SANTOS PARENTE, RAFAEL, CALDEIRA VICTÓRIA JÚNIOR, RENAN, and EMÍLIA DE OLIVEIRA, MARIA
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METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus ,METHICILLIN-resistant staphylococcus aureus treatment ,NOSOCOMIAL infections ,PUBLIC health ,METHICILLIN resistance ,STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus infections ,HOSPITAL costs ,ECONOMICS ,THERAPEUTICS - Abstract
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- 2015
45. Portfolio turnover and performance of equity investment funds in Brazil.
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Espinele da Silva, Sabrina, Magda da Silva Roma, Carolina, and Iquiapaza, Robert Aldo
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PORTFOLIO performance , *STOCK funds , *MUTUAL funds , *ECONOMICS , *PANEL analysis - Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to analyze the relationships between the portfolio turnover and performance of equity investment funds in Brazil. There are few published studies on the subject, but the previously identified Brazilian studies that have examined making changes to portfolios have been limited to very restricted data samples and have only worked with an ordinary least squares (OLS) model without taking into account the indications of international studies and economic theory itself of the possible endogeneity of turnover, which would make OLS estimation inadequate. The expressive growth of the fund industry in the Brazilian market shows the relevance of the object of research. Two portfolio turnover metrics were analyzed: one based on changes in the monetary values of the assets and another based on changing the weights of the assets in the portfolio. The estimations were performed for fixed effects panel data and then for a two-stage least squares model, using instrumental variables. The funds that make up the sample are those classified as “free shares” in the period from January of 2012 to January of 2018. The results showed that there is a positive relationship between the portfolio turnover and performance of the equity investment funds, showing that managers have been able to take advantage of moments of mispricing in the market and that they carry out more trades in search of higher returns. This research extends the results in the literature as it shows that there is a positive relationship between the turnover and performance of equity investment funds that is independent of the way turnover or performance are measured, which has shown inconclusive results in previous studies. Furthermore, it presents evidence for a more representative and current sample in an emerging market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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46. The Growth of Protestantism in Brazil and Its Impact on Male Earnings, 1970–2000.
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Potter, Joseph E., Amaral, Ernesto F. L., and Woodberry, Robert D.
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PROTESTANTISM ,WAGES ,MEN'S wages ,RACE ,EDUCATIONAL attainment ,BLACK Brazilians ,LABOR supply ,CONVERSION to Christianity ,RACISM ,SOCIAL conditions in Brazil ,ECONOMICS ,SOCIAL conditions of Black people - Abstract
Protestantism has expanded rapidly in Brazil in recent decades. The question we tackle in this paper is whether Protestantism has had a positive influence on male earnings in this setting, either through its influence on health and productivity, by way of social networks or employer favor and reduced discrimination, or through other mechanisms. We tackle the problem of the selectivity of religious conversion and affiliation using microdata from the Brazilian censuses of 1970, 1980, 1991, and 2000, and analyzing the association between Protestantism and earnings at the group rather than the individual level. Our results show a strong association between the proportion of Protestants in a region, and the earnings of men in one educational group: those with less than five years of education. Upon introducing race into our models, we found that the association between religion and the earnings of less educated men is concentrated in regions in which there is a substantial non-white population. The relationships we have uncovered contribute to the literature on racial inequality and discrimination in Brazil, which to date has given little space to the role of religion in moderating the pernicious effect of race on economic outcomes in Brazil. The substantial association we found between religion and earnings contrasts with much of the research that has been carried out on the influence of religion on earnings in the United States. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2014
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47. A systematic review of risk management in innovation-oriented firms.
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da Silva Etges, Ana Paula Beck and Cortimiglia, Marcelo Nogueira
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INNOVATION management ,ECONOMICS ,BUSINESS enterprises ,FINANCIAL risk - Abstract
Innovation and risk are inseparable. In fact, literature on innovation management often recommends that innovation-oriented firms must actively monitor, evaluate, analyze and treat future events in order to mitigate risks whenever possible. This approach is particularly important in emergent economies characterized by unstructured national innovation systems and constant economic and market instability. However, there has been no systematic effort to identify and categorize risks that potentially impact businesses based on innovation. Thus, we propose an interpretative framework of risk events with potential financial impact in innovation-oriented firms constructed and tested by means of a mixed studies review. The risk events were identified through a comprehensive systematic search and review of the published literature on risk and innovation. From the 115 works that were analyzed, it was possible to identify nine categories of risk events frequently associated with innovation-oriented businesses that may generate financial impacts. The proposed interpretative framework was tested in an empirical study with 13 innovation-oriented firms located in six Brazilian technological parks. Results from the empirical study suggest that managers found the proposed interpretative framework complete and comprehensive. Moreover, the empirical study signaled which risk events are more relevant for the Brazilian context. The proposed framework is a first necessary step for future development of ERM models applicable in innovation-intensive contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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48. Análise da formulação da política de garantia de preços mínimos no Brasil pela ótica da economia política.
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Schwantes, Fernanda and Caetano Bacha, Carlos José
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AGRICULTURAL prices ,ECONOMICS ,FAMILY farms ,PRICING ,TIME measurements - Abstract
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- 2019
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49. Looking Behind the Scenes: An Assessment of the Interdependence of Brazilian Cultural Industries.
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Ferreira Neto, Amir B., Perobellib, Fernando S., and Rabelob, Alexandre
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CULTURAL industries , *INTERDEPENDENCE theory , *EMPLOYMENT , *SUPPLY & demand , *ECONOMICS ,ECONOMIC conditions in Brazil - Abstract
In this paper, we examine the increasing relative importance of the cultural sector in the Brazilian economy. Specifically, we look at the integration of the cultural sector production structure into Brazil's production structure. We contribute to the literature by making a systematic evaluation of the production integration of the cultural sector into the Brazilian production structure. To do so, we disaggregate the cultural economic sectors using Brazilian inputoutput tables for 2005 and 2009. Using both tables, we calculate different measures of linkages and use the Structural Decomposition Analysis (SDA). Our results show transition in relative importance from manufacturing to services for the cultural sectors and that investments in cultural activities can produce positive results for the Brazilian economy in terms of income and employment effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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50. Characteristics of tourism activities in brazilian municipalities in 2015.
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dos Santos, Fernanda Rodrigues, de Santana Ribeiro, Luiz Carlos, and da Silveira, Emanuel Jhonata Gomes
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HOSPITALITY industry ,TOURISM ,SOCIAL networks ,ECONOMICS - Abstract
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- 2018
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