Since the middle of the 80s, Brazil is facing a process of industry participation loss as a percentage in GDP and in the economy total employment. This phenomenon can be characterized as a deindustrialization process. Some elements such as increase in produtitivity, statistical illusion, and...

The exchange rate affects the economy productive structure through its impact on the external sector. Some empirical studies suggest that the recent process of exchange rate evaluation in the Brazilian economy has a significant impact on some of its key sectors competitiveness, disturbing...