Mauricio Bugarin's Blog

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

SÃO PAULO SCHOOL OF ADVANCED SCIENCES ON GAME THEORY

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON GAME THEORY AND ECONOMIC APPLICATIONS OF THE GAME THEORY SOCIETY

General Information

DEADLINES:
Pre-registration: 04/30/2014
Late on-site registration: 07/04/2014
Extended abstract and paper submission: 02/15/2014
Students’ application: 02/15/2014
Acceptance: 03/20/2014

SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZER: Marilda Sotomayor, USP, Brazil

LOCAL ORGANIZER COMMITTEE:
Chair: Joaquim Guilhoto, Universidade de São Paulo/SP
Mauricio Bugarin, Universidade de Brasília
Gustavo Andrey, Fundação Getúlio Vargas/SP
Adhemar Villani Junior, INSPER/SP
Paula Pereda, USP/SP

Application rules for financial support

In will participate as a keynote speaker at the International Symposium “Seeking Compatibility between Economic Growth and Social Justice: Focusing on the Experiences of The New Brazil” to be held at the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan, on November 18, 2013.

I will present the article “Silver Jubilee of the Citizen Constitution: Evidences and Challenges of the Newer Brazil“.

The symposium is organized by IDE-JETRO, The World Bank and The Asahi Shimbun Company.

Please click here for more information on the event.

The paper “Inequality and the Cost of Electoral Campaigns: Game Theoretic Predictions and the Cases of Brazil and Japan” has been selected for presentation at the Brazilian Econometric Society (SBE) 2013 meetings. Check here the complete list of selected papers.

Furthermore, the paper “Incentivos à Corrupção e à Inação no Serviço Público: Uma Análise de Desenho de Mecanismos” has been selected for presentation at the ANPEC 2013 meetings. Check here the complete list of selected papers.

I will present the research article “Partisan Voluntary Transfers in Federation: New Evidence from Brazil” on Saturday, November 2nd, at the 2013 Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association Meeting and the Latin American Meeting of the Econometric Society, LACEA-LAMES 2013 to be held at El Colegio de México, in Mexico City, Mexico.