WHAT DRIVES LONG TERM REAL INTEREST RATES IN BRAZIL?

What Drives Long Term Real Interest Rates in Brazil?

This paper investigates the drivers of long term real interest rates in Brazil.It is shown that long term yield on Plasma Torches inflation linked bonds are driven by yields on 10 year interest rates of United States (US) government bonds and 10 year risk premium, as measured by the Credit Default Swap (CDS).Long term interest rates in Brazil were

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Reflection in Medical Diagnosis: A Literature Review

Purpose: Reflection in medical diagnosis has been said to prevent errors by minimizing flaws in clinical reasoning.This claim, however, has been much disputed.While some studies show reflective reasoning to improve diagnostic performance, others find it to add nothing.This paper presents a narrative review of the literature on reflection in medical

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