About Us

The Research Network on Productivity & Sustainability (Rede PP&S) is an interinstitutional network of economics researchers working on issues related to productivity and sustainability in their various dimensions. Its objective is to foster cutting-edge research being developed in this field in Brazil and to promote the integration of Brazilian researchers into the international academic community.

The activities of the Network involve several types of research support, including: (i) direct costs of research projects and the academic dissemination of scientific work; (ii) visits by researchers based abroad to Brazilian research centers; (iii) the organization of international conferences; and (iv) communication of research results to civil society.

The areas of economic research supported by the Network include topics that explore the interaction between productivity and sustainability and their impacts on people, the environment, and the economy. These topics include, for example:

• • • Use and governance of natural resources;

    • Agricultural sustainability, land use, and productivity;

    • Energy transition;

    • Regulation and economic instruments for environmental preservation;

    • Urban sustainability and territorial productivity;

    • Infrastructure, the environment, and environmental preservation;

    • Political economy of environmental preservation;

    • Sustainability, labor markets, and productivity;

    • Sustainability, health, and productivity;

    • Sustainability and inequality;

    • Economics, sustainability, and productivity in the Brazilian Amazon;

    • Climate finance;

    • Impacts of climate change on economic development; and

    • Adaptation and mitigation mechanisms in response to climate change.