Introduction to the special issue in Economia Politica by Francesco Bogliacino, Cristiano Codagnone and Giuseppe A. Veltri: “Since the publication of the best seller Nudge (Thaler and Sunstein 2008), the growth in the relevance of ‘Behavioural Economics’ (BE) and ‘Nudging’ has been exponential, both in ter

Review by Lucy Bernholz  in the Stanford Social Innovation Review:  “Information is power.” This truism pervades Missed Information, an effort by two scientists to examine the role that information now plays as the raw material of modern scholarship, public policy, and institutional behavior.

Timothy Boucher at CoolGreenScience: “We’ve all used Google Earth — to explore remote destinations around the world or to check out our house from above. But Google Earth Engine is a valuable tool for conservationists and geographers like myself that allows us to tackle some tricky remote-sensing analysis.

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill, 2014 (the HIV Bill) is likely to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha in the current winter session. The HIV Bill is aimed at preventing and controlling the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and protecting […]

“The Data Visualisation Catalogue is an on-going project developed by Severino Ribecca.
Originally, this project was a way for me to develop my own knowledge of data visualisation and create a reference tool for me to use in the future for my own work. However, I felt it would also be useful to both designers and also anyone in a field that requires the use of data visualisation regularly.

Após uma disputa jurídica que durou três anos, o Google ganhou uma ação contra o Escritório Central de Arrecadação e Distribuição (Ecad) e a União Brasileira de Editoras de Música (Ubem), definindo pagamentos relativos à execução de vídeos com músicas protegidas por direitos autorais.

Personalised Communication: A joint Communication and Information Law Initiative The term personalized communication captures the fundamental change in, and challenges of, communication today: On the one hand, profiling and targeting users with customized messages can offer a solution to “digital” challenges, such as information overload, the resulting attention scarcity, and the fierce competition for users’ […]

Las más altas autoridades de la Casa de Bello participaron en esta ceremonia que reconoció el destacado trabajo desarrollado por sus profesores e investigadores, instancia en la que el Rector Ennio Vivaldi enfatizó el rol público de esta institución y su compromiso con el desarrollo del país.Por primera vez en el marco de la conmemoración del aniversario de la Universidad de Chile, nuestra Casa de Estudios brindó una especial ceremonia de reconocimiento a 184 de sus académicos por la realización de trabajos de alto impacto social en investigación, innovación y creac

Un total de 29 proyectos impulsados por nuestra Casa de Estudios fueron seleccionados para recibir financiamiento por parte del Estado.

Una organización más presente en los problemas país y un proyecto nuevo de reforma a la Educación Superior levantada desde los actores sociales, son algunos de los planteamientos del nuevo presidente de la Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile (FECh).Este 21 octubre la FECh cumplió 110 años, rememorando el vínculo que la federación estudiantil más antigua del continente ha tenido en su trayectoria histórica con la sociedad chilena

A Brief Background In 2009, a defamation case was filed by Visaka Industries Ltd. (the ‘Company’) against a group called Ban Asbestos Network India (‘BANI’), its coordinator Mr. Gopal Krishna and Google India. The Company is involved in the manufacturing and selling of asbestos cement sheets and allied products. The Company had alleged that some […]

Crowdsourced effort  to “Mapping Harassment and Help in the US …in the wake of the 2016 US elections reports of harassment and hate crimes directed at minority groups of all kinds have been widespread. The purpose of this multi-team effort is to collect and map reports of harassment and hate crimes against minority communities. We also seek to collect and map reports of minority communities being helped….This project is a collaboration between CrisisMappers, Harvard University, MIT and UCLA.

Número de vagas: 1O Centro de Justiça e Sociedade da FGV Direito Rio (CJUS) seleciona 1 (uma/um) estagiária/o para participar das pesquisas em andamento e atividades de gestão desenvolvidas por seus professores e colaboradores. 
 
São requisitos necessários para o preenchimento da vaga: 
a) Ser aluna/o de Graduação em Direito.
b) Disponibilidade de 20 horas semanais para o desempenho das atividades de pesquisa e gestão no âmbito do CJUS.

Evento reúne especialistas para debater o temaA Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro da FGV (Direito Rio) discutirá as “10 Medidas contra a Corrupção - Propostas de Reflexão”. O tema, que tem sido debatido no Brasil em virtude de escândalos de corrupção nos últimos anos, levará ao Centro Cultural da FGV, no Rio de Janeiro, na próxima segunda-feira, dia 28 de novembro, às 10h, o procurador da República Deltan Dallagnol, apoiador das medidas.

In today’s fast-moving, connected world, it has never been more important to understand what determines the success or failure of a business. Particularly, small and medium businesses (SMB) and startups... MORE

Extract from his new book in The Guardian where “Duncan Green explores how change actually occurs – and what that means: Political and economic earthquakes are often sudden and unforeseeable, despite the false pundits who pop up later to claim they predicted them all along – take the fall of the Berlin Wall, the 2008 global financial crisis, or the Arab Spring (and ensuing winter).

Mostra estará aberta aos visitantes na entrada principal da FGVA Fundação Getulio Vargas comemora os 70 anos da Revista de Direito Administrativo (RDA) com uma exposição interativa gratuita. De 25 de novembro a 30 de janeiro, três telas dispostas na entrada do edifício-sede (Praia de Botafogo, 190), no Rio de Janeiro, apresentam a publicação, uma linha do tempo com a história da revista e os números gerais projetados de forma que incentive os visitantes a participarem. Dez trechos de artigos memoráveis também serão apresentados ao público.

Augusto Coutinho Filho atua no Desenvolvimento de Normas da CVMEx-aluno da graduação da Escola de Direito do Rio de Janeiro (Direito Rio) e mestrando em Direito da Regulação, Augusto Coutinho Filho é, atualmente, coordenador de Desenvolvimento de Normas da Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM). Sua atuação na autarquia ganhou destaque no jornal Valor Econômico do dia 21 de outubro, com a abertura de nova audiência pública para alterar as regras dos certificados de depósitos de valores mobiliários estrangeiros, conhecidos como BDR.

After 20 years of international criminal trials, it is time to reassess the relationship between such trials and transitional justice. Do such trials promote the aims of transitional justice or thwart them? Are there synergies between rule of law initiatives and accountability measures or are they operating at cross-purposes? Our speakers will address these fundamental questions in the context of the latest developments in the field, such as the trial of Hissene Habré.October 27, 2016New York City Bar Association

The country seems to be polarised over demonetisation and its after-effects. And more likely than not, you’ve had plenty of news stories to read that corroborate what you believe, regardless of whether you think the scrapping of the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes was an ingenious plan or not, especially if you get most of your news on social media.
The article by Chetana Divya Vasudev was published by Deccan Herald on November 22, 2016. Rohini Lakshané was quoted.