One of ETCO's main strategic operating tools is constant reflection on the most diverse themes. For this reason, the Institute promotes and encourages studies and research celebrated in partnerships with renowned institutions, such as the McKinsey consultancy, the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), the Economic Research Institute Foundation (Fipe) and Ibmec (Brazilian Institute of Capital Markets) ).
Underground Economy Index (IES)
Pandemic affects informal activity in Brazil and brings down indicator
Underground economy in Brazil, moved something close to R $ 1,2 trillion reais, higher than the GDP of countries like Switzerland and Sweden
Recent Studies
- Survey of Smuggled Cigarette Consumers to Brazil [PDF]
- Law and Economics: Perception of Justice [PDF]
- Study “Quality of Public Spending in Brazil” [FIPE, ETCO - 1,1 Mb - PDF]
- National Piracy Survey, 2007 [Fecomércio, RJ - 262 Kb - PDF]
- BSA - Study on Piracy [277 Kb - PDF]
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- Adjustment of Union spending and resumption of economic growth [Raul Velloso, 2006, 156 Kb - PDF]
- The Informality Trap - Tax Evasion, Finance, and Productivity in Brazil [World Bank, in English, 91 Kb - PDF]
- Informality in the pharmaceutical sector: report summary [200 Kb - PDF]
- Full report [3,8 Mb - PDF]
- Informality in the Pharmaceuticals Sector [English version - PDF]
- Macroeconomic, Regional and Sectoral Impacts of Tax Reform [ETCO / GVConsult - 1,2 Mb - PDF]
- Removing Barriers to Economic Growth [ETCO / McKinsey - 1,25 Mb - PDF]
- Research on conscious consumption by the Akatu Institute [890 Kb - PDF]
- Firjan Search [90 Kb - PDF]
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