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- Law
![Forum brings together FGV and University of Chicago specialists to debate law and economics]( "Forum brings together FGV and University of Chicago specialists to debate law and economics")
Starting on September 8, Fundação Getulio Vargas, through its Rio de Janeiro Law School and Sao Paulo Law School, in partnership with the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics at the University of Chicago, will hold the Chicago/FGV Forum in Law and Economics in Brazil. Over the course of four weeks, a series of free talks will take place...
- Economics
![Economic Activity Indicator points to economic growth of 1.4% in July]( "Economic Activity Indicator points to economic growth of 1.4% in July")
FGV’s Economic Activity Indicator points to economic growth of 1.4% in July, compared to June, and a 4.4% decline in the three months to July, compared to the three months to April. Both rates are seasonally adjusted.
Year-over-year, economic activity shrank 6.6% in July and 9.1% in the three months to July. Although these results are...
- Regulation
![New book talks about regulation of financial system in Brazil]( "New book talks about regulation of financial system in Brazil")
Given the financial markets’ importance to the Brazilian economy, the Center for Advanced Studies on the Regulation of the National Financial System (Neasf) at the FGV Rio de Janeiro Law School’s Center for Research in Law and Economics (CPDE) has launched a book called “Financial Regulation in Debate.” Organized by Antônio Maristrello Porto,...
- Public Policy
![Rodrigo Maia participates in series of webinars to debate action against fake news on social networks]( "Rodrigo Maia participates in series of webinars to debate action against fake news on social networks")
On September 8, 9 and 10, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Department of Public Policy Analysis (FGV DAPP), in partnership with the German Embassy, will hold a week of webinars called “Tackling Fake News on Social Networks – Legislative, Judicial and Academic Ways to Fight Disinformation.” The guest speaker for the first meeting, on September 8, will...
- Administration
![Event addresses power sector’s challenges from environmental perspective]( "Event addresses power sector’s challenges from environmental perspective")
On September 4, the Group for Research on Infrastructure and Environmental Economics at Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP) will hold a webinar called “The Green Economy: Challenges for the Power Sector.” The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 3 pm.
This is the...
- Law
![Webinar to debate Supreme Federal Court’s record under Toffoli and prospects for Fux’s presidency]( "Webinar to debate Supreme Federal Court’s record under Toffoli and prospects for Fux’s presidency")
On September 8, the Supreme Federal Court Analysis Project at Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Sao Paulo Law School will hold a webinar to discuss the court’s record during the presidency of Dias Toffoli and analyze its prospects during the upcoming two-year presidency of Luiz Fux, which will begin on September 11. The event will be broadcast live on...
- Economics
![Webinar debates role of monetary policy in economic recovery after health crisis]( "Webinar debates role of monetary policy in economic recovery after health crisis")
Webinar debates role of monetary policy in economic recovery after health crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected economies across the world. Governments have taken measures to minimize the economic impacts of the health crisis and they are now working to help GDP, the labor market and economic activity recover. But...
- Economics
![Weekly Consumer Price Index rises at end of August]( "Weekly Consumer Price Index rises at end of August")
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Weekly Consumer Price Index rose 0.53% on August 31, 2020, up 0.02 percentage points from the previous result. The indicator has increased 1.58% so far this year and 2.77% in the last 12 months.
This time, three of the index’s eight spending classes recorded increases in their variation rates. The biggest...
- Economics
![Webinar discusses policies for economic recovery after record drop in Brazilian GDP]( "Webinar discusses policies for economic recovery after record drop in Brazilian GDP")
On September 3, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Sao Paulo School of Economics (FGV EESP) will hold a webinar called “Consistent Economic Policies and Economic Recovery.” The event will bring together specialists from the school and other institutions to debate the limits and conditions of monetary and fiscal policies for economic...
- Economics
![Business confidence continues to improve in August]( "Business confidence continues to improve in August")
The Business Confidence Index, calculated by Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE), rose 7.0 points in August, to 94.5 points. It has now recovered 96% of its losses in March and April.
“Business confidence improved significantly in August, following the recovery trend that started in May, influenced by...
- Public Policy
![Webinar discusses strategies for analyzing public debate on social networks]( "Webinar discusses strategies for analyzing public debate on social networks")
On September 2, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Department of Public Policy Analysis (FGV DAPP), in partnership with Peruvian organization Ojo Público, will hold a webinar called “Digital Democracy Room: A Regional Strategy to Analyze Public Debate on Social Networks.” The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel,...
- Institutional
![FGV to develop strategic management guidelines for Superior Court of Appeals for next two years]( "FGV to develop strategic management guidelines for Superior Court of Appeals for next two years")
At a ceremony held on the morning of Friday, August 28, the president of Fundação Getulio Vargas, Carlos Ivan Simonsen Leal, and the president of the Superior Court of Appeals, Justice Humberto Martins, who took office the day before, signed a technical cooperation agreement aimed at establishing strategic management guidelines for the court...
- Economics
![Economic uncertainty falls for fourth consecutive month]( "Economic uncertainty falls for fourth consecutive month")
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Economic Uncertainty Indicator for Brazil (IIE-Br) fell 3.4 points in August 2020, to 160.3 points. However, even after declining for four months in a row, the indicator has only offset just over half of the rises seen in March and April.
“Uncertainty continues to fall, but at a slower pace as the months go by....
- Economics
![Industrial confidence continues to recover in August]( "Industrial confidence continues to recover in August")
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Industry Confidence Index rose 8.9 points in August, to 98.7 points. After four monthly increases in a row, the index has regained 40.5 points, or 93.8% of the 43.2 points lost in March and April.
“The industrial sector’s confidence has continued on its recovery trend of recent months in a consistent, broad-based...
- International RelationsFormer president Michel Temer talks about crisis in Lebanon and international cooperation in webinar
![Former president Michel Temer talks about crisis in Lebanon and international cooperation in webinar]( "Former president Michel Temer talks about crisis in Lebanon and international cooperation in webinar")
On August 31, former Brazilian president Michel Temer will take part in a webinar called “The Crisis in Lebanon and International Cooperation: Brazil’s Mission to Beirut.” The event, organized by the Group for Research on Infrastructure and Environmental Economics at Fundação Getulio Vargas’...
- Public Policy
![Webinar marks launch of book “School Management in Brazil”]( "Webinar marks launch of book “School Management in Brazil”")
On September 3, FGV Press will hold a webinar to launch the digital version of the book “School Management in Brazil.” This work, an initiative of Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Center for the Development of Public Management and Educational Policy (FGV DGPE), will go public at an opportune and necessary moment. It was designed to help students and...
- Social Sciences
![FGV CPDOC completes Digital Historical Archive of Brazilian Women]( "FGV CPDOC completes Digital Historical Archive of Brazilian Women")
The constitution of women’s archival collections is still a bottleneck that hinders both research and national memories. The lack of access to such material restricts analysis and the visibility of the roles played by so many Brazilian women, as well as the obstacles they had to overcome, in culture, literature, work, politics, diplomacy,...
- Social Sciences
![Online event talks about Marxism based on work of Caio Prado Jr.]( "Online event talks about Marxism based on work of Caio Prado Jr.")
Bernardo Ricupero, a political scientist at the University of Sao Paulo, will be the guest speaker at a webinar organized by FGV CPDOC’s Laboratory for Social Thought, called “Marx and Marxism in Brazil: The Case of Caio Prado Jr.” The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel on August 27, starting at 10 am.
The ideas of...
- Law
![Webinar addresses legal framework for investment in transport infrastructure projects]( "Webinar addresses legal framework for investment in transport infrastructure projects")
On August 28, FGV Transport will hold a webinar called “The Legal Vision for Transport Infrastructure Project Investments, Arbitration and Institutional Relations.” The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube, starting at 2 pm.
The webinar will explore the legal perspective of investments, arbitration, tax and...
- Administration
![First Executive Education Forum webinar to look at artificial intelligence and marketing]( "First Executive Education Forum webinar to look at artificial intelligence and marketing")
Fundação Getulio Vargas will hold the Executive Education Forum – Digital Edition between August 25 and September 17. It is a series of webinars addressing topics in various areas of knowledge. The first subject to be discussed, on Tuesday, August 25, at 6 pm, will be “Artificial Intelligence and Marketing.”
As machines are trained to “...
