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Law
Study on decision-making process involving healthcare procedures and events is awarded
FGV had an outstanding performance at the 7^th IESS Award for Scientific Production in Supplementary Health. The research study titled ‘Processo decisório e motivação no âmbito das normas sobre o rol de procedimentos e eventos em...
Economics
Inflation among seniors in Brazil grows above accrued CPI-BR rate in 2017
The Consumer Price Index for the Elderly (CPI-3i), calculated by FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE), which measures consumer good variations in households composed primarily of individuals aged 60 or older, showed a variation of 1.18% in the fourth quarter of 2017. The CPI-3i was up 3.80% in the year. With this...
Law
China Radio International awards paper by FGV professor as one of best in 2017
Professor at FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio), Evandro Menezes de Carvalho, was awarded by China Radio International (CRI) in the opinion category of the annual Journalism award. The study ‘As Duas Sessões e a promoção do Estado de Direito na China’ [The Two Sessions and the promotion of...
Energy
RenovaBio: Event discusses strategic role of biofuels
The Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) launched the RenovaBio program in 2016. The program’s main goals are to help fulfill the Paris Agreement, expand biofuels across the energy matrix, and ensure predictability for the fuels market, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. To discuss the...
Social Sciences
Scientific Committee on Social History of Labor now has FGV representative
FGV’s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC) will be represented in the International Scientific Committee of the International Conference of Labor and Social History (ITH). In its last general meeting, the ITH unanimously decided to invite professor Paulo Fontes to join the newly created advisory...
Law
Experts debate alternative solutions to settle conflicts in Japan
Daniela Gabbay, professor of ‘Organization of Justice and Procedure’ and ‘Mediation and Arbitration’ at FGV’s Sao Paulo Law School (Direito SP), was one of the lecturers at the ‘Brazil-Japan Litigation and Society Seminar’ held on January 8 and 9 at Shinshu University in Matsumoto, Japan.
As an expert in...
Economics
Brazil Job Market: Leading Indicator of Employment reaches highest level
The Leading Indicator of Employment (LIEmp), calculated by FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE), rose 3.1 points in December, totaling 107 points – the highest level of the series that began in June 2008. With this result, the indicator rose 17 points in 2017 and points towards a continued trend of recovery in...
Law
Study maps gender equality within companies in Brazil
An unprecedented survey mapped the role of women in leadership positions across 43 Brazilian companies and 45 multinational corporations among 14 economic sectors in Brazil. Coordinated by the “Gender Policies” professor of FGV’s Sao Paulo Law School (Direito SP), Ligia Paula Pires Pinto Sica, the study...
Energy
RenovaBio - Next Steps
The aim of the event is to present the main initiatives that will be adopted by the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), National Petroleum Agency, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) and the Energy Research Company (EPE) to enable the implementation of the RenovaBio project .
Law
FGV stands out at UN Internet Governance Forum
Senior researcher at the Center for Technology and Society (CTS) of FGV's Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio), Luca Belli, participated in the United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was held in Geneva, Switzerland, from December 18 - 21, 2017.
At the event,...
Social Sciences
New book addresses U.S. nuclear strategy during the Cold War
Professor James Cameron, from FGV’s Center for International Relations, based at FGV’s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC), recently launched the book titled ‘The Double Game: The Demise of America’s First Missile Defense System and the Rise of Strategic Arms Limitation’. The work analyzes the transition process...
Economics
Hot weather, cool price tags: Seasonal product and service prices fall 1.35%
Consumers in Brazil are relieved as prices cool down, despite the rising temperature. A survey carried out by FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE) pointed out that the products and services most consumed in the summer recorded a 1.35% drop between January and December 2017.
The data is based on...
Economics
Inflation for low-income families in Brazil retreats
The Consumer Price Index - Class 1 (CPI-C1) for December, published by FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE), recorded a variation of -0.03%, which is 0.24 percentage points below the rate for November, when the index recorded a variation of 0.21%. With this result, the indicator accrued an increase of 2.07% in 2017. In...
Law
Pioneer initiative encourages law students to develop programming skills
Since 2013, undergraduate students from FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio) have been encouraged to develop programming skills with the complementary activity ‘Programming for lawyers’. This pioneering initiative has become increasingly popular, attracting the interest of students from other institutions – two UFRJ...
Social Sciences
German think tank director discusses influence of authoritarian regimes in democracies
FGV’s Center for International Relations will welcome the director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), Thorsten Benner, on January 23, at 7 p.m. The guest will talk about the rising influence of authoritarian regimes in the West, during the first event of a series of debates throughout 2018 on the...
Social Sciences
An Era of Authoritarian Influence
At the invitation of FGV's Center for International Relations, Thorsten Benner, director of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi), will address the growing influence of authoritarian regimes in the West.
Benner will discuss the subject of his recent article for the Foreign Affairs magazine, "An Era of Authoritarian...
Administration
Experts compare political and economic outlooks for Brazil and Portugal
On January 8, professors Cesar Zucco, Daniela Campello, and Octavio Amorim Neto, from FGV’s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE), will participate in the seminar ‘Crises, Votes, and Semi-presidentialism: a Comparative Outlook of Portugal and Brazil’. The event will be organized in...
Economics
FGV economics school consolidates academic leadership
When it comes to economics, FGV is a national benchmark both in publishing some of the main economic indexes and its excellence in teaching. Its outstanding performance in training most of the top economics professionals in the country is showcased by the evaluations of the Ministry of...
Economics
Brazil consumer inflation retreats in last week of 2017
The Weekly Consumer Price Index (IPC-S) of December 31, 2017 varied 0.21%, 0.06 percentage points (p.p.) below the rate recorded in the last publication. With this result, the indicator accrued an increase of 3.23% between January and December 2017.
In this edition, five of the eight expense categories comprising the...
Law
Supported by the EU, FGV welcomes applications for Jean Monnet Chair course
The Jean Monnet Chair of FGV’s Rio de Janeiro Law School (Direito Rio) is receiving applications for the next edition of the Compared Regionalism course. This edition will feature nationally and internationally renowned guest professors, particularly Anne Weyembergh and Ramona Coman...