Economy
Economics

Tools for an equitable society
Economists study how social investment and progressive taxation combat different types of inequality, and how they can be integrated
By Diego Viana
Economy

Billion-dollar divorce
The joint venture announced two years ago between Embraer and Boeing has been canceled
By Redação
Funding

Victories for science in Brazilian Congress
The scientific community earned two victories in Brazilian Congress in March
By Redação
Economy

Undeclared foreign funding
The US Department of Education is investigating Harvard and Yale universities for failing to declare funding received from foreign governments
By Redação
Data
Engineer salaries for men and women in Brazil1
Average real salary for engineers in Brazil grew between 2006 and 2013 and fell from 2013 to 2018
By Redação
Funding

In defense of science
Party leaders propose research funding as a means to overcome economic crisis
Environment

Forestry budgets
Researchers examine why some conservation areas receive more public funding than others
Economy

São Paulo among the world’s major economic centers
Just over a third (35%) of the world's GDP, estimated at a total of US$80 trillion in 2017, is produced in 29 regions of the planet inhabited by 602 million people
By Redação
Data

R&D Expenditure in São Paulo (2017 and 2018)
Expenditure on research and development (R&D) in São Paulo increased from R$26.8 billion in 2017 to R$27.6 billion in 2018
By Redação
Archival science

Memories Revealed
The unpublished collections of Celso Furtado and Joaquim Nabuco recently donated to research institutions promise new revelations
Medicine

HIV therapy has prevented 9.5 million deaths
Antiretroviral therapy prevented 9.5 million deaths worldwide between 1995 and 2015, with a global economic benefit of US$1.05 trillion
By Redação
Public Health

Disarming Violence
Curbing Brazil’s homicide epidemic hinges on restricting access to firearms, fresh research suggests
Research funding

Demand-side innovation
Newly released guidance aims to expand public technology procurement in Brazil
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
By Redação