EconomiA , Open Access

Monetary and fiscal policies in Brazil and the behavioral approach

Raphael José Pereira Freitas

This study aims to elucidate the dynamics of monetary and fiscal policy interactions in Brazil, focusing on the impacts of positive shocks in government consumption and interest…

Market power and wages: evidence from Brazil

Pedro Cavalcanti Gonçalves Ferreira

The paper examines the impact of market power on wages within the context of a developing country, focusing on Brazil.

Do children study longer depending on their parents’ level of engagement? An analysis of factors related to Brazilian students’ engagement

Esmeralda Correa Macana, Thamires Zaboto Mirolli, Ana Luíza Farage Silva, Lauana Rossetto Lazaretti, Lorenzo Luiz Bianchi, Gustavo Saraiva Frio, Marco Tulio Aniceto França

The purpose of this article is to investigate factors related to the time students spent on remote activities during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. Specifically, it…

Financial market uncertainty and the macro economy: the role of governance and institutional quality

Rexford Abaidoo, Elvis Kwame Agyapong

The study examines the impact of macroeconomic risk and volatility associated with key macroeconomic indicators on financial market uncertainty; and the extent to which governance…

Differences in Brazilian structural change before and after 1980: an exploration of its causes

Marcos Paulo da Silva Falleiro, Pedro Cezar Dutra Fonseca

In this paper we investigate why the process of structural change in Brazil was growth accelerating before 1980 and why it was growth reducing after this year.

Economic growth, income inequality and lethal violence in developed countries

Temidayo James Aransiola, Marcelo Justus, Vania Ceccato

The paper aims to investigate the effect of GDP growth on crime and to test the hypothesis of nonlinearity. Additionally, we estimate the interaction between GDP and income…

Central budget allocation regime and total factor productivity in Vietnam: a decomposition approach

Dao Van Le, Tuyen Quang Tran

This study explores the effect of local budget retention rate changes (RER) on total factor productivity (TFP) and its components in Vietnam.

Structural change and employment growth in India: reinterpreting “Manufacturing as an Engine of Growth”

Satya Prasad Padhi

The present paper aims to highlight how manufacturing expansions under conditions of increasing returns, which involve the growth of intermediate goods specializations, support…