Economic research institutions, policy discourse, and channels of influence in Brazil (1995 – 2005)
| dc.contributor.advisor | Roberts, Bryan R., 1939- | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Stolp, Chandler W. | en |
| dc.creator | Vavrus, Joseph Edward | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-10-29T14:06:35Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2010-10-29T14:06:35Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2010-10-29T14:06:46Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-05 | en |
| dc.date.submitted | May 2010 | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2010-10-29T14:06:46Z | en |
| dc.description | text | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In this thesis, I study the economic policy models supported by influential academic economists in Brazil over the eleven years following the implementation of the Plano Real. I focus on two economic research institutions: the Economics Department at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA). I first show how economists affiliated with these institutions were in a position to influence policy due to their prestige, academic power, and strong formal and informal ties to the policymaking bureaucracy. I then analyze working papers published by PUC-Rio and IPEA from 1995-2005 and show that the institutions produce three distinct, coherent economic policy discourses. I conclude by showing parallels between economic policy outcomes in Brazil during the period and the economic policy ideas found in the working papers. | en |
| dc.description.department | Latin American Studies | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1291 | en |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.subject | Brazil | en |
| dc.subject | Economic Policy | en |
| dc.subject | Intellectual History | en |
| dc.subject | Plano Real | en |
| dc.subject | PUC-Rio | en |
| dc.subject | IPEA | en |
| dc.title | Economic research institutions, policy discourse, and channels of influence in Brazil (1995 – 2005) | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.department | Latin American Studies | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Latin American Studies | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Texas at Austin | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en |