Growth and exchange rate volatility: a panel data analysis

The aim of this article is to assess the role of real effective exchange rate volatility on long-run economic growth for a set of 82 advanced and emerging economies using a panel data set ranging from 1970 to 2009. With an accurate measure for exchange rate volatility, the results for the two-step system GMM panel growth models show that a more (less) volatile RER has significant negative (positive) impact on economic growth and the results are robust for different model specifications. In addition to that, exchange rate stability seems to be more important to foster long-run economic growth than exchange rate misalignment

Suspeição e impedimento nos processos objetivos de controle de constitucionalidade concentrado

O Brasil adota o sistema hibrido de controle de constitucionalidade, englobando tanto a modalidade difusa como a concentrada. O objeto do trabalho é o controle concentrado, que se caracteriza por um processo objetivo onde inexistem partes em sentido formal e conflito de interesses subjetivos. Aprioristicamente, a objetividade dá a entender que institutos que dizem respeito à subjetividade do julgador, como o impedimento e a suspeição, não seriam aplicáveis. O posicionamento do Supremo Tribunal Federal se aproxima desta concepção, aceitando hipóteses muito restritas de aplicação do impedimento e rechaçando a incidência da suspeição. Esta posição reclama urgente revisão por parte da Corte pelas razões expostas e estudos de julgados apresentados no trabalho.

The impact of OFDI on economic growth countries. An econometric approach using panel data and time-series evidence

The thesis at hand adds to the existing literature by investigating the relationship between economic growth and outward foreign direct investments (OFDI) on a set of 16 emerging countries. Two different econometric techniques are employed: a panel data regression analysis and a time-series causality analysis. Results from the regression analysis indicate a positive and significant correlation between OFDI and economic growth. Additionally, the coefficient for the OFDI variable is robust in the sense specified by the Extreme Bound Analysis (EBA). On the other hand, the findings of the causality analysis are particularly heterogeneous. The vector autoregression (VAR) and the vector error correction model (VECM) approaches identify unidirectional Granger causality running either from OFDI to GDP or from GDP to OFDI in six countries. In four economies causality among the two variables is bidirectional, whereas in five countries no causality relationship between OFDI and GDP seems to be present.