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Public Policy
Webinar discusses post-COVID situation for Brazilian freight railroads
On July 14, FGV Transport will hold a webinar called “Brazilian Freight Railroads After COVID-19.” The event will be broadcast live, starting at 2 pm. The speakers will be the director of the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT), Alexandre Porto; Guilherme Pennin of Rumo Logística; and...
Energy
Experts debate challenges and opportunities involved in harnessing unconventional energy resources in Brazil
On July 13, FGV Energy will hold a webinar titled “Harnessing unconventional energy resources in Brazil: opportunities and challenges.” The event will be broadcast live on FGV’s YouTube channel, starting at 6 pm.
There are numerous challenges entailed in exploiting unconventional energy resources in Brazil. They include...
Social Sciences
Webinar addresses globalization of culture during pandemic based on works of Clarice Lispector and Jorge Luis Borges
On July 15, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ School of Social Sciences (FGV CPDOC) will hold a webinar called “Literature and cosmopolitanism during the pandemic: Jorge Luis Borges and Clarice Lispector on social networks.” The event will be broadcast live, starting at 3 pm, and it will feature...
Economics
IGP-DI rises 1.60% in June 2020
The General Price Index – Internal Availability (IGP-DI) rose 1.60% in June, more than in the previous month, when it increased 1.07%. As a result, the indicator has gone up 4.54% so far this year and 7.84% in the last 12 months. In June 2019, it rose 0.63% and its 12-month increase was 6.04%.
“IGP-DI went up 2.74% in the second quarter...
Mathematics
Webinar debates use of artificial intelligence to discover drugs to treat COVID-19
On July 9, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ School of Applied Mathematics (FGV EMAp) will hold a webinar called “AI and Network Medicine Approaches for Predicting Drugs for COVID-19.” The event will be broadcast live, as of 2 pm. It will present the preliminary results of work led by researcher and FGV EMAp professor Alberto Paccanaro...
Administration
Ex-minister Sergio Moro debates anti-corruption measures in webinar amid COVID-19 pandemic
Sergio Moro, ex-justice minister and a former judge who was responsible for some high-profile judgments arising from Operation Car Wash, will be the guest speaker at a webinar titled “COVID-19’s Effects and Anti-Corruption Measures,” to be held on July 10. The event, organized by the Center for...
Economics
Labor market: Indicators show decrease in pessimism and caution in June
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Leading Indicator of Employment (LIEmp) rose 14.0 points in June, to 56.7 points. In May and June, it recovered 33% of its losses in March and April. In the three months to June, LIEmp fell 8.6 points to 46.4 points – an all-time low since records began in 2008.
“Despite the second consecutive increase in LIEmp,...
Economics
IPC-C1: inflation for low-income families rises in June 2020
The Consumer Price Index – Low Income (IPC-C1) increased 0.33% in June, up 0.63 percentage points from May, when it fell 0.30%. As a result, the indicator has risen 1.15% so far in 2020 and 2.66% in the last 12 months. In June, IPC-BR went up 0.36%. The indicator’s rate in the last 12 months is 2.22%, lower than IPC-C1, as shown in the table...
Administration
Survey indicates that 63.93% of Brazilians have lost monthly income because of COVID-19 pandemic
The Finance Research Center (FGVcef) at Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Sao Paulo School of Business Administration (FGV EAESP) and Toluna, a firm that supplies tailored consumer insights, have carried out a study on Brazilians’ financial situation during the COVID-19 pandemic. In all, 63.93% of interviewees said they have lost income because of the...
Economics
Business confidence regains 61% of March-April losses
The Business Confidence Index (ICE), an indicator calculated by Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian Institute of Economics (FGV IBRE), rose 14.9 points in June, to 80.4 points, after increasing 9.8 points the previous month. In May and June, the index recovered 61% of its March and April losses, but it remains at a historically low level.
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Public Policy
Event debates impacts of inequality on access to education during the pandemic
On July 7, at 10 am, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Center for the Development of Public Management and Educational Policy (FGV DGPE), FGV High School and FGV In Company will hold a webinar called “Educational Inclusion During the Pandemic.” At the meeting, education academics, specialists and managers will discuss inequality in the COVID-19 crisis...
Energy
CEO of Microsoft Brasil discusses professions of the future and artificial intelligence’s impact on energy market
On July 6, FGV Energy will hold a new edition of the Energy in Focus series, with a webinar called “Professions of the Future.” The event, featuring the CEO of Microsoft Brasil, Tânia Cosentino, will be broadcast live as of 6 pm.
Cosentino will discuss digital transformation in the energy market, led by artificial intelligence, and...
Economics
1st preliminary results of Economic Activity Indicator point to 0.6% economic growth in May
The first preliminary results of Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Economic Activity Indicator (IAE-FGV) point to economic growth of 0.6% in May 2020, compared to April. This result shows a slight recovery following the sharp declines recorded in March and April. Despite this mild recovery, the economy is still far below its pre-COVID-...
Law
Researchers win international prize for impact of research on public policy
Researchers Aline Gonçalves de Souza and Eduardo Pannunzio of Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Sao Paulo Law School won the first edition of the Civil Society Policy Impact Research Awards, organized by the International Society for Third-Sector Research (ISTR), with their paper titled “The Role of CSOS and Academics in Changing Brazilian...
Economics
Study analyzes impact of COVID-19 pandemic control policies on economy and health
EPGE professor Cezar Santos and alumnus Luiz Brotherhood recently authored a paper titled “An economic model of the Covid-19 epidemic: The importance of testing and age-specific policies.” The study analyzes the impact of various social distancing policies on both public health and economic activity.
The economic and epidemiological...
Administration
FGV EBAPE’s international excellence recognized by EFMD as EQUIS accreditation is renewed
Because of the quality and excellence of the academic programs offered by Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration, its EQUIS-EFMD international accreditation has just been renewed.
According to Professor Flavio Vasconcelos, the dean of FGV EBAPE, this result demonstrates the school’s commitment to...
Economics
Service sector confidence reacts positively for second month, after strong declines at start of pandemic
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Services Confidence Index (ICS) rose 11.2 points in June, to 71.7 points. Despite having increased 20.6 points in the last two months, the index has only recovered 48% of its losses in March and April of this year.
“Service sector confidence has reacted positively for the second month in a row, after strong...
Institutional
Specialists present COVID-19 predictions from econometric and epidemiological perspectives
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Sao Paulo School of Economics (FGV EESP), in partnership with the School of Applied Mathematics (FGV EMAp) and the University of Oxford, will hold a webinar titled “Forecasting COVID-19 from Econometric and Epidemiologist Perspectives” on July 2. The event will be broadcast live, starting at midday.
The free...
Mathematics
Webinar examines calibration of mathematical models applied to communicable diseases
On July 2, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ School of Applied Mathematics (FGV EMAp) will hold a webinar called “Challenges in Calibrating Mathematical Models for COVID-19,” featuring FGV EMAp professor Moacyr Alvim. The event will be broadcast live, starting at 2 pm.
This debate on mathematical models applied to communicable diseases will focus...
Law
Professor wins award for best paper on corporate governance
Mariana Pargendler, an associate professor at the FGV Sao Paulo Law School and the coordinator of its Nucleus for Law, Economics and Governance (NDEG), has won the 2020 Cleary Gottlieb Steen Hamilton Prize for the best paper presented in the ECGI Law Working Paper Series in 2019.
In her article, titled “The Grip...