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Showing 1 to 20 of 1821 for “"Brazil"”.
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Credit derivatives in Brazil
… the United States. Although the Central Bank of Brazil passed regulation in 2002 allowing the trade of credit derivatives in the domestic market, almost nothing happened in this arena, and the credit derivatives market in Brazil barely exists. This thesis aims at investigating why such a market …
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Brazil--trade and inflation
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1996.
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Inflation in Brazil: 1974-1980
The Brazilian economy has been characterized since the first-oil shock in 1973 by severe inflation accompanied by declining rates of economic growth and persistent disequilibrium in the balance of payments. Thus, annual inflation rates skyrocketed from 15% in 1973 to 120% in 1980, measured by the …
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Sludge management in Alfenas, Brazil
Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2002.
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Build Alipay ecosystem in Brazil
… the global market. Among emerging countries, Brazil stands out as being an ideal target for many reasons. Currently, large portions of Brazilian population and a significant number of small businesses are underserved by a concentrated and highly profitable banking system. Additionally, the …
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Real estate securitization in Brazil
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1997.
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Regional Socio-Economic Transformation in Brazil
The regional income disparities in Brazil are well-known. Since the 1930s, such income disparities have declined only slightly. This thesis combines traditional economic theory with insights from regional science and economic geography to explain the development pattern in Brazil throughout the …
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Subnational Developmentalism: Brazil in Comparative Perspective
… these questions, focusing on contemporary Brazil (1990--present)."
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Income Distribution and Poverty in Brazil
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Parameters driving consumer demand in Brazil
… of consumers in a wide range of locations across Brazil. With this expansion, it wishes to determine the key parameters that drive sales for each department and modify its assortment policy accordingly for each store, so as to optimize total sales. This thesis investigates the sales impact of a …
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Nationalization of public utilities in Brazil.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Industrial Management. Thesis. 1965. M.S.
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Leprosy in Brazil: How Can Brazil Meet the World Health Organization's Goal of Leprosy Control?
… a high social and economic cost on communities. Brazil has the second most cases of leprosy in the world. Brazil's incidence of leprosy decreased significantly with the start of multi drug therapy in 1981, but over the past ten years, the incidence has remained fairly fixed. OBJECTIVE: Brazil has …
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Decolonial Epistemologies for Energy Planning in Brazil
… decolonial epistemologies for energy planning in Brazil. The critical analysis is verticalized from the 2015–2024 Brazilian Decennial Energy Expansion Plan (DEEP) to better highlight the epistemological problems in energy planning. Epistemological challenges demand a critical understanding of the …
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Affirmative action and Bolsa Família in Brazil
… that has gained a great deal of recognition in Brazil, while affirmative action is a controversial race based program with less political support. Affirmative action in Brazil though is usually framed in nonracial terms, specifically in the most important piece of Brazilian affirmative action …
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Inequality and Violence: The Case of Brazil
… a dominant economic powerhouse in Latin America, Brazil paradoxically exhibits profound socioeconomic divides and egregious rates of violence. This study seeks to illuminate the extent of the intricate relationship between Brazil's inherent inequalities and its propensity for violence by employing …
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Brazil as a Regional and International Leader
Brazil's critical role in South American integration and political crisis management in Latin America, as well as its increasing power in international trade, finance, and security underscorethat Brazil influence over regional and international affairs.This thesis argues that Brazil has leveraged …
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International economic development in Argentina and Brazil.
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Boston University
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Three essays on irrigated agriculture in Brazil
… its multiple benefits, irrigation adoption in Brazil is still low given the potential for incorporation of new arable land, making the effects of this technology on the production process underestimated and underexplored. The present thesis seeks to analyze the effect of irrigation adoption on …
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