Claudio Djissey Shikida

Ibmec Minas Gerais · Economics

Economics

  • 9Publications

  • 17Followers

Contact Details

Business:
30130130 Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Minas Gerais
Institution:
Ibmec Minas Gerais, Economics
Website:
http://www.ibmec.br

Other

Leisure activities:
Karaoke, movies, sitcoms, books, beer, coffee.
Favorite Books:
The Machinery of Freedom, História Monetária do Brasil.
Teaching activities:
Econometrics, Microeconomics.
Society memberships:
Southern Economic Association
Journal referee:
Economics and Human Biology, Open Political Science Journal, Journal of Socio-Economics, International Studies Quarterly, Economia Aplicada, Análise Econômica, Revista de Economia e Sociologia Rural, Informe Gepec, Economia, Planejamento e Políticas Públicas.

Publications

  • Rational electoral cycles: evidence for the mineiros cities

    Authors: Ari Francisco de Araujo Junior, Weber Americano Júnior, Cláudio D. Shikida, Márcio Antônio Salvato

    Informe GEPEC.

    The aim of this paper is to test the hypothesis of rational electoral cycles in local elections of 2000 and 2004 in Minas Gerais. We use the theoretical model/empirical employed by Sakurai (2005) and
  • Economic Determinants of Driver's Behavior in Minas Gerais

    Authors: Claudio Djissey Shikida, Ari Francisco de Araujo Jr, Guilherme de Castro

    Economics Bulletin. 8(10).

    The aim of the paper is to evaluate the behavior of drivers when they face a safe-traffic environment. Some studies suggest that the laws that demand auto makers to produce safer vehicles also
  • Military Expenditures, External Threats and Economic Growth

    Authors: Ari Francisco de Araujo Junior, Cláudio D. Shikida

    Economics Bulletin. 15(16).

    Do military expenditures have impact on growth? Aizenman & Glick (2006) found that this impact is positive in countries with good governance, where the external threat is significant. Our article
  • Growth and inequalities of height in Brazil (1939-1981)

    Authors: Leonardo M Monasterio, Luiz Paulo Noguerol, Claudio Djissey Shikida

    This paper analyzes the heights of Brazilian people using anthropometric and economic data. The literature suggests that height is a good proxy of the material living conditions of different
  • SEIS CENTÍMETROS: UMA ANALÍSE ANTROPOMÉTRICA DA POF 2002- 2003

    Authors: Luiz Paulo Nogueról, Cláudio D. Shikida, Leonardo M. Monasterio

    This paper analyzes the heights of the Brazilian people using anthropometric and economic data from the Pesquisa de Orçamentos Familiares (POF) 2002-2003. The literature suggests that height is a
  • Could we build a bridge between Austrian Economics and New Institutional Economics? A Pré-History of the Soft Budget Constraint

    Authors: Claudio Djissey Shikida IBMEC-MG

    The concept of soft budget constraint is recent in economic analysis. It has become increasingly important in economic theory, for its role as a system of incentives. However, soft budget constraint
  • Grupos de interesse, regimes políticos e crescimento econômico no Brasil (1970-1995): alguma evidência empírica

    Authors: Shikida Cláudio Djissey, Monasterio Leonardo M

    Dados - Revista de Ciências Sociais.

    The article examines the impact of the density of trade unions and business associations on state growth rates in Brazil during 1970-1995. Various econometric specifications are tested, based on
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Research Keywords

(main) Public Choice, Incentives in Academy (minor) Economics of Conflict, Economic History.

Past Advisors

William R. Summerhill, Ronald O. Hillbrecht

Current Location

Belo Horizonte, Brazil