Educational profile of young soccer players in the State of Rio de Janeiro

O estudo teve como objetivo descrever o perfil escolar de atletas que atuam no Estado do Rio de Janeiro e que se encontram no período da escolarização básica. O estudo teve uma abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa. Foram realizadas entrevistas estruturadas com amostra não probabilística composta por 417 jogadores das categorias de base, inscritos no ano de 2009 na Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro e 30 entrevistas semiestruturadas. Os resultados apontaram que os atletas permanecem na escola, todavia a troca de turno escolar e o baixo capital cultural podem afetar negativamente a sua trajetória escolar. A profissionalização no futebol torna-se um projeto familiar e talvez incida sobre o foco que o atleta tenha sobre o processo de escolarização. Os dados sugerem que quanto maior os investimentos do atleta na carreira, maior será a probabilidade de secundarizar os investimentos escolares.The study aimed to describe the educational profile of athletes who work in the State of Rio de Janeiro and in the period of basic schooling. The study had a quantitative and qualitative approach. Structured interviews were conducted with non-probability sample consists of 417 players of the base categories, inscribed in the year 2009 in the Soccer Federation of Rio de Janeiro State and 30 semi-structured interviews. The results showed that the athletes remain at the school; however the flight rotation and low cultural capital can negatively affect his career. To become a professional of soccer is a project which involves all athlete’s family, and maybe this is what makes him not prioritize his formal education. Our data suggest that the more the athlete invest in his career, the more the probability of putting school in the background

Evaluation of deadweight spending in regional enterprise financing

The problem of deadweight spending has been previously studied using diverse methods. However, regional variations in deadweight spending have not yet been considered. An evaluation of regional business subsidies in Finland during 2000–2003 is conducted. The analysis reveals regional differences in deadweight spending in proportional and, particularly, in monetary terms. Deadweight spending is dependent on many firm-, project- and regional-level factors, which also largely account for regional differences. However, there seems to be some regional variation in deadweight spending that originates from differences in the subsidy processes among regions.peerReviewe

Credit guarantees and SME efficiency

Credit guarantee, SME, Financial analysis, Business efficiency, Counterfactual approach, G-28, G-38, L26,

Evaluating project deadweight measures: evidence from Finnish business subsidies

An important problem in measuring the impacts of business subsidies is their separation from deadweight, which refers to changes that would have occurred even in the absence of intervention. Both public and private assessments have been used previously to study deadweight, but so far little is known about how they correspond to each other. To address this issue, we conducted a joint evaluation of the private and public assessments of deadweight for Finnish business projects. A unique data set combines large register data with both public and private information on projects financed in 2000–2003. First, our results suggest that the different measures for deadweight are greatly uncorrelated, and thus cannot be used as substitutes. Second, characteristics affecting the public and private measures of deadweight are identified using ordered probit models. We find that the public and private sectors emphasize different factors in their assessment of deadweight. Third, an upper bound for the level of deadweight spending is estimated at 73.8%.peerReviewe