PhD Thesis proposal defense: Hélio Fonseca

PhD student: Hélio Fonseca, Economics Department, UnB
Thesis proposal: TERMO DE AJUSTAMENTO DE CONDUTA (TAC) NAS TELECOMUNICAÇÔES: Histórico, Informações e Incentivo, Contratos e Leilões
Committee: Mauricio Bugarin (advisor), Ricardo Araújo, Vander Lucas
Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Venue: Sala de Reuniões 1, new building of FACE
Time: 2pm

Book review accepted for publication at the Journal of International Cooperation Studies (JICS)

The book review “How Latin American countries became fiscal conservatives: A book review of ‘Globalization and Austerity Politics in Latin America’ by Stephen Kaplan” has been accepted for publication at the Journal of International Cooperation Studies (JICS), Kobe University, Japan. It will be published in Vol.22 No.1, July 2014.

Please check my detailed academic agenda with updated information here.

 

Trabalho sobre Rotatividade de DAS aceito para publicação no Boletim de Análise Político-Institucional

O artigo “Rotatividade nos Cargos de Confiança  da Administração Federal Brasileira (1999-2012) – Resultados Preliminares”, em co-autoria com Felix Lopes e Karina Bugarin foi aceito para publicação no Boletim de Análise Político-Institucional, IPEA.

March 26, 2014: Paper presentation at CONSAD 2014

I will present the paper: “Rotatividade nos cargos de confiança da Administração Federal brasileira (1999-2012)”, joint work with Felix Lopez (IPEA) and Karina Bugarin (SEA/PR) this Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at 11 am at the 2014 meeting of CONSAD.

Please click here to learn more about the VII Congresso Nacional de Administração Pública or here to check the event’s program. Our paper is in “Painel 45”.

Please click here for updated information on my academic agenda.

Visiting Researcher opportunities at the Economics and Politics Research Group

The Economics and Politics is launching its Visiting Researcher Program for 2014-2015.

Please check the poster below and the more detailed information here (in Portuguese). We will soon publish the English invitation letter.

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Paper on turnover of civil servants at IPEA Seminar on Dec. 4, 2013

The article “Rotatividade na ocupação dos cargos DAS da administração federal”, co-authored by Felix Lopez, Karina Bugarin and myself will be presented by Felix Lopez at the seminar: “A ocupação dos cargos de confiança no Executivo Federal: Política e Burocracia” to be held at IPEA on December 4, 2013, from 10am to 5pm.

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Citation in the Japanese Asahi Shimbun Newspaper

I was cited in the Japanese mass media newspaper Asahi Shimbun on the Nov. 19th’s edition that covered the International Symposium “Seeking Compatibility between Economic Growth and Social Justice: Focusing on the Experiences of The New Brazil” that was held at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan, on November 18, 2013.

I presented the keynote speech “Silver Jubilee of the Citizen Constitution: Evidences and Challenges of the Newer Brazil” in the symposium.

Please check the Asahi Shimbun news (in Japanese) here.

Special lecture at the Symposium “The Dynamic Brazil: New Changes and Challenges”

After the conclusion of the International Symposium “Seeking Compatibility between Economic Growth and Social Justice: Focusing on the Experiences of The New Brazil” (please check the program here) held at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan, on November 18, 2013 will more than 260 participants, I will present the article “Silver Jubilee of the Citizen Constitution: Evidences and Challenges of the Newer Brazil“ at the “The Dynamic Brazil: New Changes and Challenges” to be held in Osaka on November 22, 2013.

Special Lecture at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Social Science on Latin America

I will present the article “Incentives for Corruption and Inertia in the Brazilian Civil Service: A Mechanism Design Approach” co-authored with Fernando Meneguin (Brazilian Federal Senate) as a Special Lecture at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Social Science on Latin America, to be held at the Institute of Developing Economies in Chiba, Japan, on November 16 and 17.

Please check the complete program in English here (Sorry for the automatic Google translation).

SEAE 2013 Award on Regulation

Nathália Almeida de Souza (National Telecommunications Regulation Agency, ANATEL) and I were just awarded the VIII SEAE Award – 2013 on the Regulation of Economic Activity.

SEAE (Secretaria de Acompanhamento Econômico, Ministério da Fazenda) is the Secretariat for Economic Monitoring of the Brazilian Ministry of Finance, which sponsors the SEAE Award in order to foster research in the areas of Antitrust Policy and Economic Regulation.

Please check the winning research (in Portuguese) here.