Demand-pull stagflation

This paper explores the possibility of stagflation emanating exc1usively from monetaJy sbocks, without concurrent supply shocks or shifts in potential output. This arises in connection with a tight money paradox. in the context of a fiscal theory of the price leveI. The paper exhibits perfect foresight equilibria with output and inflation fluctuating in opposite direetions as a consequence of small monetary shocks, and also following changes in monetaJy policy regime that launch the economy into hyperinflation or that produce dramatic stabilization of already high inflation. For that purpose, an analytically convenient dynamic general equilibrium macro model is deve10ped wbere nominal rigidities are represented by a cross between staggered two-period contracts and state dependent price adjustment in the presence of menu costs.

Índice de controle de capitais : uma análise da legislação e dos determinantes do fluxo de capital no Brasil no período 1990-2000

A liberalização da conta capital foi um fato marcante na década de 1990, no Brasil. Este trabalho se propõe a construir um índice baseado em Cardoso e Goldfajn (1997), para estudar, em termos quantitativos, a influência da legislação de controle de capital. Para isso, foi realizado um minucioso trabalho de pesquisa que abordou cerca de 200 principais normativos editados pelo Banco Central e Ministério da Fazenda, que afetaram o fluxo de capital no período 1990 - 2000. Concluímos que esse período foi marcado pela liberalização do fluxo de capital, com alguns subperíodos onde houve restrição, principalmente, à saída de capital. Nosso estudo também confirmou que o diferencial entre a taxa de juros doméstica e externa, o Plano Real, a legislação e os efeitos provocados pelas crises mexicana, asiática e russa foram fatores determinantes para explicar o fluxo de capital total entre 1990 e 2000. Ou seja, os fatores pull, push e efeito contágio foram importantes, conjuntamente, para determinar o fluxode capital total

Estilos, comportamentos e práticas de influência dos negociadores do Rio de Janeiro

The purpose of this study is to research the negotiators characteristics living at Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region, as well as to analyze the perception they have about the importance of the some factors in the negotiation process namely: influence styles, behavior and practices. Another objective is to identify the negotiator¿s characteristics related to regional culture. In order to achieve those objectives, data were collected, through exploratory and descriptive research, in the Metropolitan Region. The studies identifies the specific characteristics of Rio de Janeito negotiators and includes a critical analysis of their influence styles, behavior and practices. A Questionary was applied on the basis of repeated feedback from respondents and factor analyses of various sets of behaviorally based statements. A sample for the version of the Self-Questionary consists of 100 individuals involved in negotiations. For the Other-Questionary, there are 193 groups of respondents. The results indicated that the Questionary is quite consistent with the a priory influence styles, behavior and practices model. The results also indicated that the Rio de Janeiro negotiators use more frequentely pull styles, than push or avoiding styles.

Regional subsidies and industrial prospects of lagging regions

Large and sustained differences in economic performance across regions of developing countries have long provided motivation for fiscal incentives designed to encourage firm entry in lagging areas. Empirical evidence in support of these policies has, however, been weak at best. This paper undertakes a direct evaluation of the most prominent fiscal incentive policy in Brazil, the Fundos Constitucionais de Financiamento (Constitutional Funds). In doing so, we exploit valuable features of the Brazilian Ministry of Labor's RAIS data set to address two important elements of firm location decisions that have the potential to bias an assessment of the Funds: (i) firm “family structure” (in particular, proximity to headquarters for vertically integrated firms), and (ii) unobserved spatial heterogeneity (with the potential to confound the effects of the Funds). We find that the pull of firm headquarters is very strong relative to the Constitutional Funds for vertically integrated firms, but that, with non-parametric controls for time invariant spatial heterogeneity, the Funds provide statistically and economically significant incentives for firms in many of the targeted industries.

Quais as motivações da classe C brasileira no consumo de turismo? - análise de caso da agência VRM Turismo

Estudo do comportamento de compra e consumo de turismo dos moradores da Rocinha, baseado no método de entrevistas em profundidade. Arcabouço teórico: fatores "push" e "pull" (Crompton, 1979; Dann, 1981) e tipologias de Plog (1977).