Foreign direct investment and the performance of Brazilian exports. Brazil, in the 1990s, assumed a remarkable position as a host of foreign direct investment. It is worth mentioning that the service sector received the highest proportion of foreign investment. This market seeking strategy was...

The effects of the capital account liberalization on the fiscal policy: an evaluation of the recent Brazilian case. In recent years there has been some agreement that capital account liberalization have provided restriction on economic policies. This paper provides some evidence for Brazil. It...