O processo de abertura comercial brasileira e o crescimento da produtividade

This article analyses the relationship between industrial productivity growth and the Brazilian trade liberalization program that began in 1988. Using a econometric model we estimated total factor productivity adjusted by returns to scale and market power. The results show that there is a high mark...

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Main Author: Álvaro Barrantes Hidalgo
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2002-02-01
Series:Economia Aplicada
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Online Access:https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/219892
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description This article analyses the relationship between industrial productivity growth and the Brazilian trade liberalization program that began in 1988. Using a econometric model we estimated total factor productivity adjusted by returns to scale and market power. The results show that there is a high mark-up in the Brazilian transformation industry. This is a expected result because of high protection level in Brazilian economy in the past. Thus making adjustment the article show that total factor productivity without correction under- estimate the true productivity growth.
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spelling doaj.art-592ecdff199f4586add2c09e9bf8a3ed2023-12-08T16:15:04ZporUniversidade de São PauloEconomia Aplicada1413-80501980-53302002-02-0161O processo de abertura comercial brasileira e o crescimento da produtividadeÁlvaro Barrantes Hidalgo0Universidade Federal de Pernambuco This article analyses the relationship between industrial productivity growth and the Brazilian trade liberalization program that began in 1988. Using a econometric model we estimated total factor productivity adjusted by returns to scale and market power. The results show that there is a high mark-up in the Brazilian transformation industry. This is a expected result because of high protection level in Brazilian economy in the past. Thus making adjustment the article show that total factor productivity without correction under- estimate the true productivity growth. https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/219892trade liberalizationindustrial productivitymarket powerreturns to scale
spellingShingle Álvaro Barrantes Hidalgo
O processo de abertura comercial brasileira e o crescimento da produtividade
Economia Aplicada
trade liberalization
industrial productivity
market power
returns to scale
title O processo de abertura comercial brasileira e o crescimento da produtividade
title_full O processo de abertura comercial brasileira e o crescimento da produtividade
title_fullStr O processo de abertura comercial brasileira e o crescimento da produtividade
title_full_unstemmed O processo de abertura comercial brasileira e o crescimento da produtividade
title_short O processo de abertura comercial brasileira e o crescimento da produtividade
title_sort o processo de abertura comercial brasileira e o crescimento da produtividade
topic trade liberalization
industrial productivity
market power
returns to scale
url https://www.revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/219892
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