Francisco de Sousa Ramos Federal University of Pernambuco   Rua Professor Antonio Coelho, 912 ap.301 Cidade Universitaria Recife, PE 50740-020 Brazil   fsr@ufpe.br     Biographical Sketch: Master in Mathematical Economics - CORE-UCL-Louvain Docteur es Sciences Economiques - UCL-Louvain Prof. Department of Economics - Federal University of Pernambuco   Primary Research Focus: Environmental Economics- Education Economics- Regulation Economics   JEL Areas: D0 : Microeconomics: General L5 : Regulation and Industrial Policy: General