Economy

Tax burden reinforces gender inequality

From greater consumption of essential goods to income tax, the burden is heavier for women

A Brazilian-style liberal

José da Silva Lisboa, Viscount of Cairu, defended the Independence of Brazil and adapted European theories to the early nineteenth-century Brazilian economy

The Empire’s coffers

Studies on taxation and public spending offer new interpretations on the formation of Brazil

More money for science in the USA

The US House of Representatives passed a bill expanding the budgets of research-funding agencies in the country

Educated leadership

Companies whose employees hold PhDs may perform better economically and be less vulnerable to risk, suggests study

André Tortato Rauen: Research focused on mission

Economist from IPEA suggests bolder investment that tackles society’s greatest challenges in addition to basic science

Health expenses for the poorest

The pandemic is expected to interrupt the progress made towards universal health coverage in several countries over the last two decades

Public R&D funding in São Paulo

Time to face the numbers

Economic crisis and high unemployment rate boost the number of FIES debtors

In practice, the theory is different

New research examines the ideas and policies of Republican Brazil's finance ministers

Marilda Sotomayor: A game thinker

Brazilian mathematician who worked with Nobel Prize-winning economists became a leading specialist in the highly applicable theory of matching markets

Everything as before

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided not to award this year’s Nobel Prize to the development of mRNA-based vaccines

Bees for hire

Startup rents out bees to improve agricultural productivity

Renato Janine Ribeiro: There is no development without science

The new president of SBPC says Brazil lacks an awareness of the influence of research on economic and social prosperity

R&D intensity in national productive structures

Of the various data used to calculate a country’s GDP, the output of different economical sectors is of particular importance

Drawing wealth from nature

How biodiversity can drive a new cycle of industrial development in Brazil

Innovation enablers

Limited public and private investment in strategic and potentially disruptive technologies threatens competitiveness in Brazilian industry

The high cost of the Brazilian Legislature

The Brazilian Legislature is the most expensive among the 34 countries analyzed

University grants posthumous degree

University grants posthumous degree

Mutually reinforcing

Combined with census data, new technologies are expanding the reach of demographic studies

A country in transformation

Modern census methods can now better capture the reality of Brazilian society

A virtuous cycle

Demographic censuses have offered insight into Brazilian society and fueled research in academia

Deaths exacerbate income losses

Death of 430,000 people from COVID-19 until May could cost the economy R$10.9 billion per month

The American strategy

The United States plans to invest heavily in STI to accelerate its economic recovery and respond to China's threat to its technological leadership

Crafting healthcare policy

Since the 1970s, researchers and other actors have worked to integrate government, science, and the economy in the health-industry complex

An expanding market

In Latin America, remunerated caregiving work accounts for 16% of jobs, with 47 million people working in the area

The economics of caregiving

Increase in population life expectancy and new family arrangements produce higher demand for caregivers and complicate government decision-making

The multifaceted legacy of a structuralist

One hundred years after his birth, concepts formulated by economist Celso Furtado remain influential in multiple fields

A system against hunger

Social technology developed at EMBRAPA and UFU offers new ways for rural and low-income communities to produce their own food

Multiplying returns

New formula to calculate the effects of investment in innovation