Group proposal

The group aims to discuss and carry out coordinated studies that can assess impacts resulting from changes in the economic and social structure of a country, state or region. Such changes may be caused – or not – by changes in legislation, regulations, tax policies, social programs and other public policies implemented by the Government in its different spheres. With this, we seek to contribute to academic literature in the area of ​​economics through the production of scientific articles and public debate regarding the topics exposed. In addition, the group will organize a series of online publications – Empirical Economy Bulletin – free of charge and widely disseminated, containing lean technical opinions on current affairs in these topics, in order to disseminate knowledge, reaching the largest possible audience.
Lines of research:
– Economy, Institutions and Development: Public resources are scarce and decisions about how to use them must be based on an understanding of how well
public programs and policies produce the desired results. This is precisely the objective of subline 1: to analyze and understand the main determinants of economic development, as well as the role of the State in this process.

– Law and Economics: The second subline seeks to apply economic analysis and reasoning to evaluate laws and other forms of regulation (contracts, jurisprudence, standards, etc.). The main objective is to use a set of theories and instruments that allow us to see the legal system and the implementation of public policies from a new perspective, as well as understand and reflect on their
legal, economic and social consequences.

– Finance: The third subline seeks to use the most recent theories and applications in the field of credit, currency and interest policies, as well as the tools and instruments commonly used in financial administration, project evaluation, pricing and forecasting asset volatility.

– Regulation and Competition: The fourth subline is inserted in the debate regarding the regulatory State and promoter of economic development in the context of a free market economy. The area seeks to use a set of theoretical and practical knowledge that allows understanding the logic behind state intervention through regulation, as well as reflecting on its consequences on agents' behavior.