Decision making models in the Brazilian Budgetary process: research agenda

Considering the need to conduct studies to better understand the decision-making processes in the public sector, this paper aims to identify the agenda for unprecedented and prioritizing research in the field of Brazilian budgetary processes. This shall be done based on the main concepts of study models for incremental decision-making, serial trial, multiple flows (MS) and punctuated equilibrium (earthquake). The proposed research agenda is focused on the attempt to answer the traditional question raised by V. O. Key Jr. (1940), "On what basis shall it be decided to allocate x dollars to activity A instead of activity B?". For this purpose, the proposed budgetary studies are presented in the form of themes and issues to be the object of research in connection with decision models related to the Brazilian budgetary process.