Human Capital As a Conditioning Factor to the Convergence Process Among the Brazilian States.

This paper examines the convergence process among the Brazilian states using different concepts of convergence and giving special attention to the role of human capital as the conditioning factor to convergence. Different measures of human capital are used in the estimation of the convergence equations and the results show that they play a significant role in explaining the improvement of the standards of living of the Brazilian population. An interesting finding is that different levels of human capital have different impacts on the growth of per capita income depending on the level of development of the Brazilian states. Lower levels of human capital explain better the convergence process among the less developed states and higher levels of human capital are more adequate for controlling differences in the “steady-states†of the more developed Brazilian regions. The impact of the intermediate levels of human capital on growth is stronger in all samples.

Knowledge networks in the scientific communication in a formal field: panorama of Biblioteca Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações (2008-2018)

Apresenta o estado da arte de pesquisas de pós-graduação sobre redes de conhecimento na produção da comunicação científica nos últimos dez anos (2008-2018). Método: pesquisa qualitativa, utiliza como instrumento de coleta de dados a busca simples pelo termo “redes de conhecimento” na Biblioteca Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações do Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Resultados: o critério norteador para filtrar a busca foi selecionar pesquisas sobre redes de conhecimento estabelecidas a partir do conhecimento produzido por instituições e grupos de pesquisas, disponibilizadas em periódicos científicos, diretórios, anais de eventos, livros e outras publicações produzidas entre pares. A investigação dos estudos encontrados efetivou-se a partir de pesquisa bibliográfica. Foram encontrados sete estudos, sendo quatro dissertações e três teses. Conclusões: conclui-se que as pesquisas abordam a produção do conhecimento científico em diferentes objetos, seja na esfera de concepção com base em grupos de estudo e linhas de pesquisa, seja na esfera da documentação com o estudo sobre artigos, bases de dados e periódicos científicos ou em ambos através dos diretórios de pesquisa.It presents the state of the art of graduate research on knowledge networks in the development of scholarly communication in the last ten years (2008-2018). Methods: It uses qualitative research and it collects the data searching for the keyword “knowledge networks” using the simple search in the Brazilian Library of Theses and Dissertations of the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology. Results: The criterion for filtering the search was to select research on knowledge networks established from the knowledge produced by institutions and research groups, available in scientific journals, directories, annals of events, books, and other publications produced among peers. The investigation of the studies used bibliographic research. It founds seven studies, four dissertations, and three theses. Conclusions: It concludes that the researches approach the production of scientific knowledge in different objects, either in the sphere of conception based on study groups and lines of research, or in the sphere of documentation with the study of articles, databases, and scientific journals or both through the search directories

Educational Thresholds and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Brazilian States

This paper examines the convergence process in Brazil over the period of 1985-2004, giving a special attention to the role of human capital as a conditioning factor to convergence. It examines how different levels of human capital influence growth in different regions of Brazil. Different measures of human capital are used in the growth regressions and the results show that they play a significant role in explaining the growth process. The evidence indicates that different levels of human capital have different impacts on the per capita income growth, depending on the level of development of the states. Lower levels of human capital explain better the convergence among the less developed states and higher levels of human capital are more adequate among the more developed states. The impact of the relative intermediate levels of human capital on growth is stronger in all samples, suggesting the existence of threshold effect in education.conditional convergence, human capital thresholds, panel data

Ibero-American Research on Local Development. An Analysis of Its Evolution and New Trends

Local development is a subject that arouses significant interest in the international scientific community in general, and in the Ibero-American one, in particular. The process of globalization has transformed the management of local development, altering the role that is played by local and regional entities, and it is the object of an important follow-up and analysis by academia. This research uses a bibliometric methodology and a fractional counting method, reviewing the 738 articles from the Scopus database in order to understand the state of Ibero-American research on local development, and analyze the scientific literature on the topic. The results show a significant increase in the number of publications in the 21st century, with Spain and Brazil leading the way. In addition, this research provides interesting results regarding the most influential authors on this topic, the most relevant journals, and the most important institutions and funding organizations. There are several areas of knowledge involved since local development is a transversal field, such as Social Science, environment, business, economics, and agriculture. A deep analysis of authors’ keywords identified new trends, linking local development with tourism, education, geotourism, climate change, local sustainable development, social innovation, and creativity, which provides academia with potential new lines of research

The Brazilian experience in design for health: Interdisciplinary and Bioethics

Health design in Brazil has been characterized historically by replacing imported products with others that are locally manufactured on a small scale. The formation of interdisciplinary groups has never been submitted to specific norms, particularly at universities. In January 2007 the Health Design Group was created at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, a partnership between people from the design group at the authors’ Institutions: Architecture and Urbanism School and School of Medicine. Aiming at documenting some important experiences on the Brazilian scene to provide historical and methodological subsidies for research done by this group, a survey was conducted to find the pioneer experiences that, using the technology available at the time they were developed, paved the way for the current research. We selected some experiments that began at the end of the 1950s lasting until the 90s, along with their researchers; among them are the Brazilian Foundation for the Development of Science Teaching (FUNBEC), the department of bioengineering of the Heart Institute (InCor) of the University of Sao Paulo (USP) Medical School, the medical equipment at Rede Sarah, and some experiences in the field of Ophthalmology. Besides the historical documentation, the results of the Health Design Group specifically include the development of two products, a high-optical-quality magnifying glass and the innovative reading stand associated with a magnifying glass that has already been successfully tested in accordance with ethical standards by low vision patients at authors’ Institution. Thus, the creation of the Health Design Group fosters cross-disciplinary integration of subjects such as medicine and design. Based on the previously cited experiences and looking forward to implementing new research methods at authors’ Institutions, this group is getting the first results, such as the inclusion of interdisciplinary work and the implementation of bioethics in research on the design of medical equipment. Keywords: health design; ethics; cross-disciplinary integration; bioengineering; ophthalmology; low vision; medical equipment.</p

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Bibliography on open access in Latin America and the Caribbean

Bibliography on open access in Latin America and the Caribbean. Selection mainly based on open access publications describing open access initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prepared for UNESCO-Latin America and the Caribbean Section of the UNESCO-GOAP Global Open Access Portal

Understanding the Footprint of the RBV in International Business Studies: the Last Twenty Years of Research

International business (IB) research has evolved substantially over the past four decades incorporating new concerns and theoretical contributions. During the past two decades, the Resource-Based View (RBV) has gained the preference of many IB scholars and has gradually become one of the dominant theoretical perspectives for studying IB decisions and operations. The 1991 article “Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage” by Jay Barney is recognized as a fundamental contribution to the Resource-Based View (RBV). In this paper we assess the influence of the RBV, proxied by Jay Barney’s (1991) article, on IB research over the twenty years period, from 1991 to 2010. In this bibliometric study of the articles published in the leading journal for IB research – Journal of International Business Studies (JIBS) – we conduct citation and co-citation analyses, the networks of co-authorship, and delve into the analysis of the key research topics. Beyond understanding the extant research we also contribute to i identifying future research avenues.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio