Economy

Data

R&D spending breakdown – USA (2017)

Of the US$542 billion spent on research and development (R&D) in the United States in 2017, 73% was invested by businesses and 13% by universities

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Interview

Francisco de Assis Costa: The multiple faces of the Amazon

Economist points out the diversity of productive structures and the role of peasants dating back to the eighteenth century

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Demography

Global health in motion

A multidisciplinary team reviews the scientific evidence and challenges stereotypes regarding health and migration

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Funding

British universities face financial uncertainty

British universities are on the brink of a credit crunch, having run up debts of £10.8 billion amidst financial uncertainties caused by Brexit

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Interview

Peter Strohschneider: Freedom to seek the unknown

The president of the German Research Foundation, the DFG, believes it’s necessary to preserve space for research guided by scientists' curiosity

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INTERVIEW

Fabrício Bloisi: Local with global mindset

The president of Movile speaks about the future of iFood, which received funding of US$500 million, and encourages internationalization of innovative companies

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OUTREACH

Support for innovative research in Ceará

State creates mechanisms for funding corporate projects, despite the economic crisis

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Careers

Watching Brazil

Brazilian combines her interests in economics and public administration to study tax systems at a research institution in the United Kingdom

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Innovation

A Babel of startups

A startup support program in Santiago, Chile, is attracting entrepreneurs from around the world

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Funding

Reap what you sow

With ambitions to quadruple capital invested, São Paulo investment fund backs 20 innovative companies

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Economy

China closing in on the USA

US$254 billion was the approximate value invested in R&D activities by China in 2017

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MANAGEMENT

Strategies to keep museums healthy

Financial sustainability and flexible management are challenges facing museum managers

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Nobel Prize 2018 | Economics

Innovation, climate, and sustainable development

American researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their contributions to integrating innovation and climate change policies into the analysis of long-term economic growth

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Entrepreneurship

The land of the unicorns

First billion-dollar startups begin to emerge in Brazil

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URBANISM

The search for open spaces

Recent urban development has been marked by contradictions around the use of open areas

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COVER

Pesticides in the balance

Debate stirs over proposed regulations on pesticides—the mainstay of large-scale farming but a hazard to the environment and the health of rural communities

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Economy

US investment in research grows in 2017

In 2017, the United States government invested US$118.3 billion in research and development

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Sociology

Immigrants stimulate the economy in European countries

A study assessing immigration to Europe between 1985 and 2015 has concluded that immigrants have a positive effect on the continent's economy

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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 

Closer links with industry

UNICAMP is Brazil’s highest-ranked university for patent applications, and USP for licensing royalties

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Education

Missed education targets

70% of the goals set out by the National Education Plan for 2014–2017 were not achieved

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The land of the unicorns

First billion-dollar startups begin to emerge in Brazil

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BIOENERGY

Obstacles in the way

Delays in achieving economic viability of second-generation ethanol keeps investors at arms’ length, but some companies are staying in the race

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INNOVATION

Reasons to award incentives

The IMF and the OECD suggest that governments provide tax incentives to encourage companies to conduct more research

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MICROELECTRONICS

Brazil’s chip-making dream

New Qualcomm packaging facility to place Brazil among global semiconductor producers

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INTERVIEW

Elisa Pereira Reis: A pioneering look at social inequality

A student of the ruling elite, researcher advocates continued development of comparative studies to gain a better understanding of social phenomena

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CAREERS

Doing the math

Proper research budgeting can be decisive to obtaining funding

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Flight of the billionaires

SpaceX accelerates private sector space race by putting an electric car into orbit

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Interview

Eduardo da Motta e Albuquerque: Cross-border knowledge flows

The expansion of international scientific collaborations is forming an innovation ecosystem that knows no borders, says a Brazilian economist

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Innovation

A worrisome calm

The PINTEC survey found stability in the number of Brazilian companies that innovated between 2012 and 2014 and observed increasing difficulties for industry

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Litigation

Industrial policy in check

In response to a ruling by a WTO panel, the Brazilian government considers changes in laws and in the ways in which it encourages R&D

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