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Brazil
Programme sur le Brésil - Extrait du Programme de travail 2007-2008 - Coopération avec les non-Membrespdf,314Kb,French | View long abstract 01-Jul-2008 Directions OCDE; CCNM Activités de l'OCDE au Brésil - Extrait du Programme de Travail 2007-2008 - Coopération avec les non-Membres |
Brazil: Selected Trade IssuesEnglish | View long abstract 28-Apr-2008 Ralph Lattimore and Przemyslaw Kowalski OECD Trade Policy Working Paper No. 71. The objective of this paper is to introduce an initial broad set of Brazilian trade and trade related issues for discussion within the OECD enhanced engagement context. |
Assessment of learning outcomes in higher education: a comparative review of selected practices (EDU Working Paper No. 15)pdf,450Kb,English | View long abstract 10-Mar-2008 Deborah Nusche This paper proposes a typology of higher education learning outcomes, and reviews 18 assessment instruments designed to measure such outcomes across higher education institutions. Examples are drawn from Australia, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States. Also available: |
Interdependencies between monetary policy and foreign-exchange intervention under inflation targeting: The case of Brazil and the Czech RepublicEnglish | View long abstract 30-Jan-2008 Jean-Yves Gnabo, Luiz de Mello and Diego Moccero This paper uses a friction model to estimate intervention reaction functions and the associated marginal effects for Brazil and the Czech Republic since adoption of inflation targeting in these countries in 1999 and 1998, respectively. Also available: |
Monetary policy and macroeconomic stability in Latin America: the cases of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and MexicoEnglish | View long abstract 22-Feb-2007 Luiz de Mello and Diego Moccero This paper tests whether inflation targeting and floating exchange rates have reduced macroeconomic volatility in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. Economics Department Working Paper 545. Related documents: |
The Brazilian "tax war": The case of value-added tax competition among the statesEnglish | View long abstract 22-Feb-2007 Luiz de Mello This paper tests for horizontal tax competition in the VAT (ICMS) for a sample of Brazilian states in the period 1985-2001, based on the estimation of a tax reaction function. Economics Department Working Paper 544. Related documents: |
Social security reform in Brazil: Achievements and remaining challengesEnglish | View long abstract 14-Dec-2006 Fabio Giambiagi and Luiz de Mello This paper reviews the main elements of social security reform in Brazil since 1998 and discusses areas where further policy action is yet to be taken to ensure the sustainability of the social-security system over time. Economics Department Working Paper 534. Related documents: |
Improving labour utilisation in BrazilEnglish | View long abstract 14-Dec-2006 Carlos H. de Brito Cruz and Luiz de Mello An important policy challenge for raising Brazil's growth potential is to improve labour utilisation by reducing informality and fostering human capital accumulation on and off the job. Economics Department Working Paper 533. Related documents: |
Boosting innovation performance in BrazilEnglish | View long abstract 14-Dec-2006 Carlos H. de Brito Cruz and Luiz de Mello Brazil’s main challenge in innovation policy is to encourage the business sector to engage in productivity?enhancing innovative activities. Economics Department Working Paper 532. Related documents: |
Consolidating macroeconomic adjustment in BrazilEnglish | View long abstract 14-Dec-2006 Luiz de Mello and Diego Moccero Brazil’s overarching macroeconomic challenge is to continue to reduce public indebtedness while improving the quality of fiscal adjustment, which has so far relied on revenue hikes, rather than a retrenchment of expenditure commitments. Economics Department Working Paper 531. Related documents: |
