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Public Policy
Seminar in Malaysia discusses innovation and democratic participation
On June 25, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Department of Public Policy Analysis (DAPP) participated in the Seminar on Innovative Citizen Participation in Restrictive Environments, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event is organized by Supporting Democracy, a European Union-funded democracy support...
Economics
Copa América: Already eliminated from the tournament, Japan and Qatar are champions in the economy
Of the twelve countries participating in the 46^th edition of Copa América, Japan, an Asian guest who has already left the tournament, is the great champion when it comes to economy. The country has the world’s third largest economy (behind only the United States and China) and leads the rankings of nations competing in the tournament...
Social Sciences
Collection on Iberian and Latin American corporatism is launched in Buenos Aires
Professor Marco Aurélio Vannucchi Leme de Mattos, from FGV’s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC), will be launching the collection “Corporativismos ibéricos e latino-americanos” (“Iberian and Latin American Corporatism”), on June 26-27, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The work, organized by the “Gino Germani”...
Public Policy
Forum brings together specialists to discuss opportunities and solutions for rail concessions
On Thursday, June 27, the Fórum Nacional Concessões de Ferrovias: Oportunidades e Soluções (“National Rail Concession Forum: Opportunities and Solutions”), will be held in Sao Paulo. The event features the support of FGV Transport and will bring together specialists and authorities for a debate focusing on new business in the...
Economics
Consumer Confidence grows but remains low in historical figures
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Consumer Confidence Index (ICC) grew by 1.9 points in June, reaching 88.5 points, interrupting a sequence of four consecutive declines. Despite the rise, the index remains low in historical figures. In quarterly moving averages, the indicator remains in decline.
“The improvement reported in June...
Administration
Colloquium on Public Accounting and Data Analysis brings together specialists in Rio
On June 3, FGV’s Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE) held the 4^th Colloquium on Public Accounting and Data Analysis. The event brought together international specialists to discuss issues related to the use of artificial intelligence and process automation.
The purpose of the event,...
Public Administration
Data Science
Mathematics
Mathematical model analyzes probabilities of results of Copa América and Women’s World Cup
Copa América and the Women’s World Cup have garnered the attention of Brazilian football lovers. Both competitions are on their final stages and, just like last year, during the FIFA World Cup held in Russia, FGV’s School of Applied Mathematics (EMAp) provides a website with a probabilistic analysis...
Economics
Inflation by IPC-S drops in the third week of June
The Weekly Consumer Price Index (IPC-S) for June 22, 2019 dropped by 0.05%, being 0.09 percentage points (p.p.) below the rate reported in the last disclosure. In this calculation, four of the eight component expenditure classes of the index reported a decrease in their variation rates.
The main...
Social Sciences
Journal of Historical Studies elected Brazil’s best academic publication in its segment
The Journal of Historical Studies, published by FGV’s School of Social Sciences (CPDOC), has been elected the best academic journal in Brazil in the field of History and the fourth best in the world. The publication also ranks sixth overall among the Brazilian...
Law
Student project becomes draft Organic Act of the Tax Administration
A group of 24 students from FGV’s Sao Paulo Law School (Direito SP) presented, on June 14, the draft bill of the Taxpayer and Citizen Tax Administration Statute to a group of more than 200 tax law specialists, on closing of the 10^th National Seminar of the Municipal Administrations (SENAM), in Sao Paulo. The work was...
Economics
Preview of Industry Survey points to retreat in June 2019
The June 2019 Industry Survey preview points to a 1.4-point retreat in the Industry Confidence Index (ICI) compared to May’s figures.
The negative result of the index this month is determined both by the worsening in the perception of entrepreneurs in relation to the current situation and future perspectives of the...
Public Policy
Workshop proposes ways to advance the contracting of innovation by the public authority
Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Department of Public Policy Analysis (DAPP) participated in the workshop “Como avançar a contratação de inovações pelo poder público” (“How to advance the contracting of innovations by the public authority”), held on June 12, in Sao Paulo. The event was promoted by the World Bank, WRI Brasil and...
Administration
FGV and Itaú Social establish partnership for training of managers in education
Fundação Getulio Vargas and Fundação Itaú Social have established a partnership to hold two free courses on basic education: “Planning and Strategy for School Management” and “Leadership and Participatory Management in School”. Both programs focus on public school teachers, who are or wish to become heads of...
Economics
GDP Monitor points to 0.1% decline in April
FGV’s GDP Monitor indicates, in the seasonally adjusted series, a 0.1% decline in the GDP in April compared to March, as well as a 0.9% decline in the quarter ended in April (Feb-Mar-April), compared to the previous quarter (Nov-Dec/18-Jan/19). In the year-on-year comparison, the economy retracted by 0.3% in April and remained...
Economics
Brazil’s Leading Economic Index retreats in May 2019
Brazil’s Leading Economic Index (LEI), published in partnership between FGV’s Brazilian Institute of Economics (IBRE) and The Conference Board (TCB), fell by 0.9% in May, reaching 116.1 points. Five of the eight components contributed negatively to the evolution of the index in the month, in particular...
Energy
Experts discuss the future of the oil sector at FGV
Following a series of regulatory and legal changes in the sector since 2016, along with the pricing policy of derivatives aimed at a more open and competitive market, Brazil seems ready to attract investments that seek to flood the country with oil, gas, income, employment, and economic activity. To discuss this scenario, FGV...
Economics
Article on the relationship between Brazilian debt and GDP is published in academic journal
The article “Um alerta sobre a recente queda na reação fiscal no Brasil” (“A warning about the recent drop in the fiscal reaction in Brazil”), authored by the professor of FGV’s EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance (EPGE) Eduardo Lima Campos and Rubens Penha Cysne, has just been published in the...
Public Policy
Multisector Front of STF aims to combat fake news
On June 11, Fundação Getulio Vargas’ Department of Public Policy Analysis (DAPP) became part of the Multisector Front for Information Checking and Combating Fake News, in the Federal Supreme Court (STF). The main purpose of the initiative is to alert the society about the dangers of sharing dubious information, as well as...