Since the dawn of Brazilian trade, extensive cattle farming has predominated. Brazil’s pasture-based system uses pasture plants adapted to climate and soil conditions with limited use purchased inputs. However, new technologies such as integrated crop livestock systems have recently been adopted, government support public policies that are intended encourage increased agricultural production in...

Abstract This paper studies retirement and child support policies in a small, open, overlapping-generations economy with PAYG social security endogenous fertility decisions. It demonstrates that neither nor choices necessarily coincide socially optimal allocation, because agents do not take into account the externalities of elderly labor supply as whole. shows governments can realize first-best...

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.11613/BM.2017.032.].

Scientific journals have a central place in protecting research integrity because published articles are the most visible documentation of research. We used SWOT analysis to audit (S)trengths and (W)eaknesses as internal and (O)pportunities and (T)hreats as external factors affecting journals' responsibility in addressing research integrity issues. Strengths include editorial independence, auth...

The Croatian Medical Journal (CMJ), as a small journal that is not part of any publishing group faces serious challenges to prosper in a multitude of diverse biomedical journals. In such a complex situation, adaptations are always necessary. They include changing the editorial policy, embracing new ideas, and introducing new members to the Managing Team. Besides selecting the right articles, ex...