Economy
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
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