Estimando a Aversão ao Risco, a Taxa de Desconto Intertemporal, e a Substutibilidade Intertemporal do Consumo no Brasil usando Três tipos de Função Utilidade (Versão Preliminar)

Este trabalho estima, usando o método generalizado dos momentos e dados brasileiros, os parâmetros estruturais do modelo CCAPM (consumption capital asset pricing model) a partir de três classes de funções utilidade distintas: função utilidade potência (CES/CRRA), utilidade com hábito externo, e aversão ao desapontamento (Kreps-Porteus). Estes parâmetros estruturais estão associados à aversão ao risco, à elasticidade de substituição intertemporal no consumo e a taxa de desconto intertemporal da utilidade futura, o foco central desse artigo. Os resultados aqui obtidos são analisados e comparados com resultados anteriores para dados brasileiros e americanos.

Demanda por proteção intertemporal e alocação estratégica de ativos no Brasil e EUA

Este estudo teve por objetivo mensurar a demanda por proteção intertemporal por ações e títulos longos de renda fixa, no Brasil e nos EUA. Seguindo o arcabouço da teoria de escolha dinâmica de carteiras de Merton (1969, 1971, 1973) e Samuelson (1969), e o modelo multivariado proposto por Campbell, Chan e Viceira (2003), encontramos a solução ótima de carteira para investidores de longo prazo com função utilidade Epstein-Zin-Weil sobre uma corrente de consumo sem data terminal, e que alocam entre ações e títulos de curto e longo prazo, cujos retornos são representados por um vetor autorregressivo de primeira ordem. Encontramos evidência de demanda positiva por proteção intertemporal por ações e títulos de longo prazo para o investidor americano, porém a demanda por títulos é muito superior à por ações, resultado que difere de Campbell, Chan e Viceira (2003). A escolha do período utilizado, de janeiro de 1998 a março de 2012, marcado por menor retorno das ações, menor poder preditivo do dividend yield e clara trajetória de queda na taxa de juros de curto prazo, teve influência no resultado. Investidores brasileiros avessos a risco se protegem da deterioração nas oportunidades de investimento em títulos de longo prazo, mostrando que estes agem como ativos livres de risco no Brasil em períodos de inflação controlada. A demanda por proteção intertemporal por ações é de baixa magnitude, mas positiva, e estão presentes indícios de que possam convergir, ao longo do tempo, para o papel que exercem para investidores nas economias com mercados financeiros desenvolvidos. Pela característica de proteção intertemporal, ações e títulos de longo prazo contém a desejável propriedade de variância acumulada decrescente, em períodos longos de investimento. É um resultado a ser considerado por participantes de sistemas previdenciários e todos os interessados na alocação de ativos de longo prazo.

Estructura, coordinación intertemporal y fluctuaciones macroeconómicas

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Direito intertemporal no Código Florestal Brasileiro

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Functional and neural mechanisms of intertemporal choice

People are daily faced with intertemporal choice, i.e., choices differing in the timing of their consequences, frequently preferring smaller-sooner rewards over larger-delayed ones, reflecting temporal discounting of the value of future outcomes. This dissertation addresses two main goals. New evidence about the neural bases of intertemporal choice is provided. Following the disruption of either the medial orbitofrontal cortex or the insula, the willingness to wait for larger-delayed outcomes is affected in odd directions, suggesting the causal involvement of these areas in regulating the value computation of rewards available with different timings. These findings were also supported by a reported imaging study. Moreover, this dissertation provides new evidence about how temporal discounting can be modulated at a behavioral level through different manipulations, e.g., allowing individuals to think about the distant time, pairing rewards with aversive events, or changing their perceived spatial position. A relationship between intertemporal choice, moral judgements and aging is also discussed. All these findings link together to support a unitary neural model of temporal discounting according to which signals coming from several cortical (i.e., medial orbitofrontal cortex, insula) and subcortical regions (i.e., amygdala, ventral striatum) are integrated to represent the subjective value of both earlier and later rewards, under the top-down regulation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. The present findings also support the idea that the process of outcome evaluation is strictly related to the ability to pre-experience and envision future events through self-projection, the anticipation of visceral feelings associated with receiving rewards, and the psychological distance from rewards. Furthermore, taking into account the emotions and the state of arousal at the time of decision seems necessary to understand impulsivity associated with preferring smaller-sooner goods in place of larger-later goods.

Lateral prefrontal cortex and self-control in intertemporal choice.

Disruption of function of left, but not right, lateral prefrontal cortex (LPFC) with low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) increased choices of immediate rewards over larger delayed rewards. rTMS did not change choices involving only delayed rewards or valuation judgments of immediate and delayed rewards, providing causal evidence for a neural lateral-prefrontal cortex-based self-control mechanism in intertemporal choice.

Analysis of hand kinematics reveals inter-individual differences in intertemporal decision dynamics

During intertemporal decisions, the preference for smaller, sooner reward over larger-delayed rewards (temporal discounting, TD) exhibits substantial inter-subject variability; however, it is currently unclear what are the mechanisms underlying this apparently idiosyncratic behavior. To answer this question, here we recorded and analyzed mouse movement kinematics during intertemporal choices in a large sample of participants (N = 86). Results revealed a specific pattern of decision dynamics associated with the selection of “immediate” versus “delayed” response alternatives, which well discriminated between a “discounter” versus a “farsighted” behavior—thus representing a reliable behavioral marker of TD preferences. By fitting the Drift Diffusion Model to the data, we showed that differences between discounter and farsighted subjects could be explained in terms of different model parameterizations, corresponding to the use of different choice mechanisms in the two groups. While farsighted subjects were biased toward the “delayed” option, discounter subjects were not correspondingly biased toward the “immediate” option. Rather, as shown by the dynamics of evidence accumulation over time, their behavior was characterized by high choice uncertainty.

Integration of congestion pricing and intertemporal preference rate in social welfare function

Assessing social benefits in transport policy implementation has been studied by many researchers using theoretical or empirical measures. However, few of them measure social benefit using different discount rates including the inter-temporal preferences rate of users, the private investment discount rate and the inter-temporal preferences rate of the government. In general, the social discount rate used is the same for all social actors. Therefore, this paper aims to assess a new method by integrating different types of discount rate belonging to different social actors in order to measure the real benefits of each actor in the short, medium and long term. A dynamic simulation is provided by a strategic Land-Use and Transport Interaction (LUTI) model. The method is tested by optimizing a cordon toll scheme in Madrid considering socio- economic efficiency and environmental criteria. Based on the modified social welfare function (WF), the effects on the measure of social benefits are estimated and compared with the classical WF results as well. The results of this research could be a key issue to understanding the relationship between transport system policies and social actors' benefits distribution in a metropolitan context. The results show that the use of more suitable discount rates for each social actor had an effect on the selection and definition of optimal strategy of congestion pricing. The usefulness of the measure of congestion toll declines more quickly overtime.

Integration of congestion pricing and intertemporal preferences rate integration in social welfare function

Many researchers have used theoretical or empirical measures to assess social benefits in transport policy implementation. However, few have measured social benefits by using discount rates, including the intertemporal preference rate of users, the private investment discount rate, and the intertemporal preference rate of the government. In general, the social discount rate used is the same for all social actors. This paper aims to assess a new method by integrating different types of discount rates belonging to different social actors to measure the real benefits of each actor in the short term, medium term, and long term. A dynamic simulation is provided by a strategic land use and transport interaction model. The method was tested by optimizing a cordon toll scheme in Madrid, Spain. Socioeconomic efficiency and environmental criteria were considered. On the basis of the modified social welfare function, the effects on the measure of social benefits were estimated and compared with the classical welfare function measures. The results show that the use of more suitable discount rates for each social actor had an effect on the selection and definition of optimal strategy of congestion pricing. The usefulness of the measure of congestion toll declines more quickly over time. This result could be the key to understanding the relationship between transport system policies and the distribution of social actors? benefits in a metropolitan context.

Importância e utilidade da informação financeira e orçamental: perceção dos responsáveis das Juntas de Freguesia do distrito de Bragança

O objetivo deste estudo é o de perceber se a informação financeira/orçamental, disponibilizada aos responsáveis das Juntas de Freguesia do distrito de Bragança, é importante e útil. Enquadra-se metodologicamente na teoria positivista quantitativa, sendo utilizadas como ferramentas de análise de dados, alguns testes de hipóteses paramétricos e não paramétricos. Os resultados do estudo permitem, de entre outros aspetos, concluir que os responsáveis das Juntas de Freguesia do Distrito de Bragança consideram que informação contabilística não influencia a sua tomada de decisões; os responsáveis que atribuem maior grau de importância à contabilidade na tomada de decisões, são aqueles que consideram que a informação contabilística influencia as suas tomadas de decisões; o grau de utilidade dos diferentes documentos contabilísticos não diferem em função do responsável ser da área de economia e gestão ou outra.

Arms, bending discounting functions:how motor actions affect intertemporal decision-making

We demonstrate that task-irrelevant somatic activity influences intertemporal decision making: Arm movements associated with approach (arm flexion), rather than avoidance (arm extension), instigate present-biased preferences. The effect is moderated by the sensitivity of the general reward system and, owing to learning principles, restricted to arm positions of the dominant hand.

Importância e utilidade da informação financeira e orçamental: perceção dos responsáveis das Juntas de Freguesia do distrito de Bragança

O objetivo deste estudo é o de perceber se a informação financeira/orçamental, disponibilizada aos responsáveis das Juntas de Freguesia do distrito de Bragança, é importante e útil. Enquadra-se metodologicamente na teoria positivista quantitativa, sendo utilizadas como ferramentas de análise de dados, alguns testes de hipóteses paramétricos e não paramétricos. Os resultados do estudo permitem, de entre outros aspetos, concluir que os responsáveis das Juntas de Freguesia do Distrito de Bragança consideram que informação contabilística não influencia a sua tomada de decisões; os responsáveis que atribuem maior grau de importância à contabilidade na tomada de decisões, são aqueles que consideram que a informação contabilística influencia as suas tomadas de decisões; o grau de utilidade dos diferentes documentos contabilísticos não diferem em função do responsável ser da área de economia e gestão ou outra.

Intertemporal and spatial location of disposal facilities

The optimal capacities and locations of a sequence of landfills are studied, and the interactions between these characteristics are considered. Deciding the capacity of a landfill has some spatial implications since it affects the feasible region for the remaining landfills, and some temporal implications because the capacity determines the lifetime of the landfill and hence the moment of time when the next landfills should be constructed. Some general mathematical properties of the solution are provided and interpreted from an economic point of view. The resulting problem turns out to be non-convex and, therefore, it cannot be solved by conventional optimization techniques. Some global optimization methods are used to solve the problem in a particular case in order to illustrate how the solution depends on the parameter values.