The Fernand Braudel Institute of World Economics was created in 1987 by a group of economists, business leaders, journalists and public officials who were concerned with the economic and social problems generated by years of chronic inflation. The Institute is named after the great French historian Fernand Braudel, one of the founders of the University São Paulo (USP) in the 30's, and who celebrated the market strength on accelerated human development in the last centuries.
The Institute conducts research, community projects and public debate in search of solutions for the institutional problems of Brazil and other Latin American countries. Research issues include governance, problems of scale, fiscal and monetary policies, public education and security, federalism, social mobility and democracy. Our work seeks to go beyond diagnosis, by proposing concrete and innovative public policy solutions.
The Institute is supported by a group of companies, foundations and international organizations that are deeply committed to solving Brazil's institutional problems.