Economy
AGRONOMY

Strategies aim to reduce external dependence on fertilizer feedstock
Techniques to help farmers use fertilizers more efficiently, inserting microorganisms into seeds, and identifying new feedstock sources have the potential to reduce the need for imports
By Tiago Jokura
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Entrepreneurship established as a field of research
Studies confirm the perception that it is difficult to do business in Brazil
By Diego Viana
Public Policies

Alcohol law prevented 400,000 hospitalizations
Alcohol law reduced hospitalizations and generated savings of R$247.7 million from 2012 to 2019
By Redação
Funding

Canada launches new innovation agency
Canadian government announces launch of new agency to promote innovation
By Redação
DATA

Tax expenditures associated with research, development, and innovation (RDI)
Tax expenditures associated with research, development, and innovation
By Redação
DATA

Public investment in education
Public investments in education reached 6.23% of GDP in 2018
By Redação
ECONOMICS

Tax burden reinforces gender inequality
From greater consumption of essential goods to income tax, the burden is heavier for women
By Diego Viana
Tax history

The Empire’s coffers
Studies on taxation and public spending offer new interpretations on the formation of Brazil
By Diego Viana
Financing

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
By Redação
Academic training

Educated leadership
Companies whose employees hold PhDs may perform better economically and be less vulnerable to risk, suggests study
COVID-19

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
By Redação
Data

Public R&D funding in São Paulo
A FAPESP survey on R&D activities carried out in São Paulo in 2018 offers a precise distinction between who funds and who conducts R&D in the state, and how much the government contributes at different levels The graphs above show that the business sector conducts the most R&D, but the government sector contributes just as... View Article
By Redação
Careers

Time to face the numbers
Economic crisis and high unemployment rate boost the number of FIES debtors
Economics

In practice, the theory is different
New research examines the ideas and policies of Republican Brazil's finance ministers
By Diego Viana
Nobel Prize

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
By Redação
Agriculture

Bees for hire
Startup rents out bees to improve agricultural productivity
By Tiago Jokura
Data

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
By Redação
Economics

Drawing wealth from nature
How biodiversity can drive a new cycle of industrial development in Brazil
By Diego Viana
Political Sciences

The high cost of the Brazilian Legislature
The Brazilian Legislature is the most expensive among the 34 countries analyzed
By Redação