ALVARO ANGERIZ University of Cambridge, UKTIRTHANKAR CHAKRAVARTY University of Cambridge, UKMARCO CROCCO Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Center for Regional Development and Planning (CEDEPLAR) UFMG; Researcher, CNPqFERNANDO J. CARDIM DE CARVALHO Professor of Economics, Institute of Economics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLUIZ FERNANDO DE PAULA University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; CNPqFERNANDO FERRARI FILHO Full Professor of Economics, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Researcher, CNPqPAULO GAYA Master in Public Administration, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE/FGV), Brazil; Brazilian Central Bank, BrazilFREDERICO G. JAYME JR Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Center for Regional Development and Planning (CEDEPLAR), UFMG; Researcher; CNPqLECIO MORAIS Câmara dos Deputados, Brasília - DF, BrazilALCINO FERREIRA CÂMARA NETO Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilLEDA MARIA PAULANI Economics Department, University of São Paulo, BrazilJOÃO SICSÚ Associate Professor, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, BrazilROGÉRIO SOBREIRA Associate Professor of Economics and Finance, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration, Getulio Vargas Foundation (EBAPE/FGV), Brazil; Member, Money and Financial Markets Study Group, Institute of Economics, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (IE-UFRJ), Brazil; Researcher, Pronex (FAPERJ/MCT)MATÍASVERNENGO University of Utah, USACARLOS VIDOTTO Associate Professor, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil