Economic research institutions, policy discourse, and channels of influence in Brazil (1995 – 2005)

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dc.contributor.advisorRoberts, Bryan R., 1939-en
dc.contributor.committeeMemberStolp, Chandler W.en
dc.creatorVavrus, Joseph Edwarden
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-29T14:06:35Zen
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-29T14:06:46Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:20:34Z
dc.date.available2010-10-29T14:06:35Zen
dc.date.available2010-10-29T14:06:46Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:20:34Z
dc.date.issued2010-05en
dc.date.submittedMay 2010en
dc.date.updated2010-10-29T14:06:46Zen
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractIn 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.departmentLatin American Studiesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-05-1291en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.subjectBrazilen
dc.subjectEconomic Policyen
dc.subjectIntellectual Historyen
dc.subjectPlano Realen
dc.subjectPUC-Rioen
dc.subjectIPEAen
dc.titleEconomic research institutions, policy discourse, and channels of influence in Brazil (1995 – 2005)en
dc.type.genrethesisen

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