The basic food basket, the minimum wage, and the true price of things In Greek mythology, some punishments were not distinguished by the violence of a single suffering, but by the condemnation to repetition. Sisyphus had to push a huge stone to the top of a mountain and, when the effort seemed finally completed, the stone slipped and returned to […]

How adult coloring books help understand emotions, social influence, and new market fads From time to time, certain products transcend their original function and become true consumer fads, influencing individual choices and collective behaviors. Adult coloring books are a particularly illustrative example of this phenomenon. […]

How the taxation of gifts in the IBS and CBS evidences the shift in the axis of consumption taxation in Brazil For decades, the free distribution of products occupied a relatively marginal position in consumption taxation in Brazil. Under the PIS and Cofins regime, instituted by laws nº 10.637/2002 and 10.833/2003, respectively, […]

How an export-oriented customs regime influences costs, incentives, and the country’s productive pattern. The Brazilian export agenda has, in recent years, maintained a profile characterized by the relevance of commodities and intermediate products. Data from ComexStat, a system of the Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX), linked to the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services (MDIC), indicate that […]

How state financing structure interacts with costs, logistics, and economic performance of the State’s main commodity Mato Grosso is the largest soybean producer in Brazil. The scale is impressive: in the 2024/2025 harvest alone, the state surpassed 50 million tons produced, consolidating itself as a central axis of the Brazilian supply destined for the domestic market […]