The study analyzed the growth of agricultural activity in the Amazon region and the consequent increase in deforestation. In addition, it was investigated whether the difference in land productivity observed in agriculture in the region of the Legal Amazon can be justified by low efficiency and,...

Traditional dual sector models have been used extensively to examine the role of efficient use of inputs in determining the process of urbanization in less developed countries. The existence of net agglomerative benefits in the urban sector is said to have been the critical determinant of the...

This paper analyses the Brazilian agricultural growth since January 1999, when a newexchange rate policy was adopted by the country. The analysis focuses on thebehavior of the exchange rate and international commodity prices throughout theperiod 1999-2004. It is also analysed the behavior of...

Este trabalho analisa o crescimento agrícola brasileiro após a mudança da políticacambial, em janeiro de 1999. Toma como base, para isso, o comportamento da taxade câmbio e dos preços internacionais das commodities ao longo do período 1999-2004. Discute, também, o comportamento da área...

The study analyzed the growth of agricultural activity in the Amazon region and the consequent increase in deforestation. In addition, it was investigated whether the difference in land productivity observed in agriculture in the region of the Legal Amazon can be justified by low efficiency and,...

This paper analyses the Brazilian agricultural growth since January 1999, when a new exchange rate policy was adopted by the country. The analysis focuses on the behavior of the exchange rate and international commodity prices throughout the period 1999-2004. It is also analysed the behavior of...

This paper analyses the Brazilian agricultural growth since January 1999, when a new exchange rate policy was adopted by the country. The analysis focuses on the behavior of the exchange rate and international commodity prices throughout the period 1999-2004. It is also analysed the behavior of...