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Public Policy
Online event debates COVID-19’s challenges for public policy
On August 26, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ School of Public Policy and Government (FGV EPPG) will hold an online and free talk about the COVID-19 pandemic’s challenges for public policy. The talk will be given by Giliberto Capano, a professor at the University of Bologna. The moderator will be Professor Fernando Filgueiras of FGV EPPG. The webinar...
Economics
FGV EPGE launches series of webinars on Brazilian economic policy in last 40 years
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian School of Economics and Finance (FGV EPGE) is holding a series of webinars to examine the experience of Brazilian economic policy in the last 40 years and thereby support analysis of the present situation. The meetings will be based on the recently launched book, “...
Regulation
Specialists discuss regulatory advances in insurance at webinar
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Group for Research on Infrastructure and Environmental Economics, in partnership with BMG Seguros, will hold a webinar on August 25, called “Regulatory Advances in Insurance – Public Consultation About Standards.” The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 2 pm.
The...
Energy
Webinar brings together female leaders to debate the economy, energy and politics
FGV Energy, with the support of energy news website EPBR, will hold a webinar on August 24, called “Women’s View of the Economy, Energy and Politics.” The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 6 pm.
The aim of the meeting is to bring together female leaders who work in areas related to politics, the economy...
Economics
Economic climate in Latin America improves in third quarter, led by expectations
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Latin American Business Confidence Index improved in the third quarter of 2020, from minus 59.91 points to minus 43.2 points. The index remains in the unfavorable zone of the economic cycle but has gained 16.7 points compared to the second quarter.
The Business Confidence Index is based on the geometric means of...
Law
New book explores new paths for public security in Brazil
A new book aims to redirect discussion of public security in Brazil from surface issues to infrastructure. The book, called “Public Security – A Project for Brazil,” was written by Professor Daniel B. Vargas, who is a professor at the FGV Rio de Janeiro Law School and FGV Sao Paulo School of Economics (FGV EESP).
According to the author...
Economics
FGV: 42% of business people foresee normalization of activities only in 2021
In an effort to understand the pandemic’s impact on business people and consumers, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE) carried out another special survey. The preliminary results in August show that 42.1% of business people believe their operations will only return to pre-pandemic levels in 2021, while 10.4% are...
Economics
GDP Monitor: economy shrinks 8.7% in second quarter, an all-time record
FGV’s GDP Monitor points to an 8.7% drop in economic activity in the second quarter, compared to the first quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms. In monthly terms, GDP grew 4.2% in June, compared to May. Year-over-year, the economy shrank 10.5% in the second quarter and 6.5% in June.
“The economy’s result in the second quarter was the...
Law
Registration of female candidates and collective mandates to be discussed in FGV webinar
On August 21, the Rio de Janeiro State Electoral Prosecutor’s Office and the Rio de Janeiro More Women in Politics Forum, in partnership with the FGV Rio de Janeiro Law School, will hold their third webinar about the 2020 elections. This edition, called “Registration of Female Candidates and Collective Mandates,” will be broadcast live on FGV’s...
Public Policy
Webinar debates future of waste based on lessons of National Solid Waste Policy and new sanitation regulatory framework
On August 24, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Group for Research on Infrastructure and Environmental Economics will hold a webinar called “The Future of Waste in Brazil – the Lessons of the National Solid Waste Policy and New Sanitation Regulatory Framework.” The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 10 am...
Social Sciences
Online event debates contemporary challenges for women’s participation in sports
Women’s participation in sports has attracted growing public interest in recent years. To talk about this topic, FGV CPDOC’s Laboratory for Sports Studies will hold a webinar on August 21, called “Women in Sport: Contemporary Challenges.” The event will be broadcast on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 2 pm.
In Brazil and across the...
Economics
Webinar debates informal economy and welfare system
The COVID-19 health crisis has hit the Brazilian labor market, which had been recovering slowly after the country’s long 2014-2016 recession, and as a result, unemployment has now risen to more than 14%. The recovery had been stronger in the informal economy, which shortly before the pandemic began accounted for 42% of the...
Institutional
New book describes creation and structuring of Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM)
FGV Press has just launched “The Invention of the Markets: The Formation of the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), According to Its First Presidents (1976-1988).” In this book, authors Izabel Nuñez and Paulo Augusto Franco reveal the creation and structuring of CVM from the perspectives of its first five...
Economics
IGP-10 rises 2.53% in August
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ General Price Index – 10 (IGP-10) has risen 2.53% so far in August. In July, it went up 1.91%. As a result, the index has increased 9.24% so far this year and 11.84% in the last 12 months. In August 2019, it fell 0.47% that month and was up 5.20% in the previous 12 months.
“The acceleration of major commodity...
Public Policy
Webinar discusses electric mobility in bus transportation in Brazil
On August 19, the Professional Master’s in Economics and Finance (MFEE) at the FGV Brazilian School of Economics and Finance (FGV EPGE), through its Infrastructure Economics research area, will hold a webinar called “Electric Mobility in Bus Transportation in Brazil.”The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 7 pm....
Institutional
FGV is world’s first education institution to have 2 million LinkedIn followers
Fundação Getulio Vargas has hit the milestone of 2 million followers on LinkedIn. This underlines FGV’s status as the world’s foremost education institution in terms of the number of followers on this social network, which connects professionals to companies.
“Speaking every day to 2 million people on a network like LinkedIn is a huge...
Law
Book presents concepts for understanding economic analysis of law
The FGV Rio de Janeiro Law School has just launched a book called “Economic Analysis of Law Course.” Written by professors Antonio Maristrello Porto and Nuno Garoupa, and published by Gen/Atlas, this systematic book presents law students and legal professionals with basic principles involving economic analysis of law, as well as key concepts...
Energy
Online event debates onshore oil and gas market regulation
On Friday, August 14, FGV Energy will launch the “CARO Project – Simplification and Proportionality in the Regulation of Onshore Operations.” The aim is to simplify and loosen the regulatory framework governing onshore oil and gas field operations. The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 6 pm.
Brazil is...
Economics
FGV IBRE Daily Uncertainty Indicator available on Bloomberg
The crisis triggered by COVID-19 has raised uncertainty to levels well above previous all-time highs. In this environment, in which Brazilian and global economic and social conditions have been changing ever more quickly, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE) will launch its Daily Uncertainty Indicator data on the...
Social Sciences
FGV CPDOC launches online voluntary introductory scientific research programs
FGV CPDOC has just created two voluntary introductory scientific research programs for undergraduate and high school students across Brazil, starting this month.
The Voluntary Institutional Introductory Scientific Research Program (PIVIC) is aimed at undergraduate students in various areas of knowledge in Brazil and...