Economy
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
COVID-19

Deaths exacerbate income losses
Death of 430,000 people from COVID-19 until May could cost the economy R$10.9 billion per month
By Redação
Public administration

Crafting healthcare policy
Since the 1970s, researchers and other actors have worked to integrate government, science, and the economy in the health-industry complex
By Diego Viana
Retrospect

The multifaceted legacy of a structuralist
One hundred years after his birth, concepts formulated by economist Celso Furtado remain influential in multiple fields
By Diego Viana
COVID-19

The impact of the virus on Australian universities
Universities in Australia are to receive extra funding to boost the country's economic recovery after the pandemic
By Redação
Data

Electricity production in Brazil has almost doubled since 2001, but remains clean
Electricity production in Brazil has almost doubled since 2001, but remains clean
By Redação
Public Policy

Opening faucets
Lack of basic sanitation in Brazil damages public health and the economy
By Diego Viana
Data

Business R&D spending falls sharply
Spending on research and development by businesses fell nationwide and in São Paulo compared to 2014
By Redação
COVID-19

Risk of increase in child labor
The reduced income and increased economic insecurity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to a rise in child labor rates in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Redação