OECD Indicators – Compatibility with the Brazilian Reality

Result of Service As a result of the research, analyzes on public governance in Brazil will be made available in comparison with the norms and standards of the OECD. This study will provide a critical analysis of the OECD indicator calculation methodologies and their application in Brazil and in other countries, as well as presenting a set of recommendations for public managers and Brazilian authorities as an instrument to support the negotiation process between Brazil and that institution.

Work Location Brasília

Expected duration 240 days

Duties and Responsibilities In 2017, Brazil made its formal request to become a member of the OECD, and in 2022 it received the approval of member countries to start negotiations for the accession process. The OECD – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is a 37-member forum recognized for negotiating and applying proper regulatory practices in public policy. To become a member of the OECD, countries must obtain a formal invitation and then elaborate a timetable with the organization and its members to adapt and make their practices compatible with those advocated by the OECD (Road Map). During this period, the country promotes infra-legal and legal modifications and maybe even institutional changes when necessary and holds talks with more than 20 OECD committees on the minimum conditions for the other member countries of the organization to decide based on their satisfaction with the performance of the candidate country. To move forward in the negotiation phase in the OECD and road map committees, Brazil is seeking to analyze the indicators used by the OECD as a quantitative tool to evaluate the various policies adopted by each country. It is important that these regulators, the productive sector, and Brazilian citizens in general understand what it means for the country to participate in the OECD and adopt its proper regulatory and public policy practices, as well as to identify any gaps in relation to other countries, related to policies and performance in specific areas. Therefore, this proposal aims to prepare an estimate, of the indicators dealt with in the OECD documents for Brazil. A detailed survey of the quantitative indicators adopted by the institution will be carried out. For each indicator, the adopted methodology will be analyzed and its adequacy to the Brazilian reality will be evaluated. Each indicator will be evaluated based on Brazilian data and the results will be compared to the OECD evaluation for other countries. Any discrepancies between the OECD methodology and the data available in Brazil will be explained and – based on the comparative assessment with indicators from other countries – policy measures will be suggested for each topic. IPEA is a federal public foundation linked to the Ministry of Economy and one of its attributions is to provide technical and institutional support to public policies developed by the Government with the objective of promoting the development of Brazil. Brazil's accession to the OECD represents an unique opportunity to discuss the model of public governance in Brazil, address essential public policies in several areas, such as environmental preservation, science, technology and innovation policies, economic and social development, financing economic growth, international cooperation work, governance of public policies and other topics, as part of the national development model, and for the adoption of increasingly modern and efficient regulatory practices, with a view to providing quality public services to the Brazilian population. In this way, studying and analyzing the way in which the OECD measures the performance of different countries, especially those members which are in Latin America, contributes to the accomplishment of IPEA's mission and to the strengthening of conscious decision-making on the part of national authorities, as well as to clarifying to the Brazilian population the challenges and opportunities that Brazil's entry into the OECD could bring to the country. It is, above all, an important instrument for the preparation of Brazilian negotiators, in the process of accession of the country to the condition of full member of the OECD. The investigation objectives are: ·To apply an already established research methodology, related to the identification and analysis, according to specific themes, of the different indicators used by the OECD; ·To assess the adequacy of the methodology used by the OECD in relation to the Brazilian reality; ·To estimate each indicator identified for Brazilian data; ·To compare the estimated indicators for Brazil with the corresponding indicators estimated by the OECD for other countries; ·To prepare reports on pre-selected topics indicating areas of possible conflicts.

Qualifications/special skills- doctorate in economics, political science, public policy, administration or similar fields. - minimum of 05 years of professional or academic experience and in research in the area of public administration, public governance and/or related areas -Examples of research carried out, published or not, related to the consultancy topic.

Languages a) Fluent in Portuguese b) Intermediate English

Additional Information Outputs/ Works Assignment: Product 1 – Technical document containing the identification of indicators estimated by the OECD on public governance. To be submitted 90 days after start date. Product 2 - Technical document containing the methodological evaluation of the selected indicators. To be submitted 120 days after start Product 3. Technical document containing estimates of selected indicators for Brazilian data and comparison with indicators from other OECD countries. To be submitted 180 days after start; Product 4. Technical document containing the results of all indicators, critical assessment of the OECD methodology, comparison with other countries and policy recommendations in relation to each topic addressed. To be submitted 240 days after start.

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