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Keynes’s Relevance and Krugman’s Economics
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S&P threatened to downgrade Brazil to junk
S&P threatened to downgrade Brazil to junk By Felipe Rezende Hobart and William Smith Colleges S&P has issued a negative outlook regarding Brazilian sovereign debt. The S&P’s announcement...
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Credit Rating Agencies and Brazil: Why The S&P’s Rating About Brazil...
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Reactions to S&P Downgrade: S&P analyst confirms there is no solvency issue
Reactions to S&P Downgrade: S&P analyst confirms there is no solvency issue By Felipe Rezende In previous posts (see here and here), I discussed Standard & Poor’s (S&P) downgrade of...
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Endogenous financial fragility in Brazil: Does Brazil’s National Development...
Endogenous financial fragility in Brazil: Does Brazil’s National Development Bank reduce external fragility? By Felipe Rezende Introduction The creation of new sources of financing and funding are at...
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Is there a solution to Brazil’s crises? By Felipe Rezende This is the first of a series of posts on the Brazilian crises. There are two major crises Brazil’s president Dilma Rousseff is facing: one is...
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Minsky Meets Brazil By Felipe Rezende Part I This series will discuss at length the underlying forces behind Brazil’s current crisis. A consensus has emerged in Brazil (and elsewhere) blaming...
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Minsky Meets Brazil Part II By Felipe Rezende This series will discuss at length the underlying forces behind Brazil’s current crisis. Building on Keynes’ investment theory of the cycle, Minsky’s work...
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Minsky Meets Brazil Part III By Felipe Rezende This part of the series (see Part I and II, here and here) will focus on macroeconomic and microeconomic aspects to financial fragility and provision for...
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Minsky Meets Brazil Part IV By Felipe Rezende Part IV This last part of the series (see Part I, II, and III here, here and here) will focus on the Brazilian response to the crisis. What Should Brazil...
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