Productive structure, external constraint and economic growth: the Brazilian experience - We analyze the sharp drop in the growth rate that has been experienced by the Brazilian economy since the 1980s, using the balance-of-payments-constrained growth approach. Empirical results show that growth...

This paper aims to test the relationship between health and per capita economic growth. Two main causalities were discussed: if health would directly increase labor productivity or if it would, indirectly, intensify the positive effect of education on growth. A better health status could...

The main goals of this article are the calculus of the productivity per worker in Brazil during 1990-2009 and the identification of its determinants. Firstly, we conclude that the average growth of productivity is 1,05% per year during 1990-2009. Secondly, we identify as most important...

In this paper we examine from a sectoral point of view the main trends of investment in the Brazilian economy in the 2000s and its relation to value added and to imports and exports coefficients. It is argued for the existence of three expansion fronts: infrastructure, natural resources and mass...

One of the basic features of the recent international scenario is the increasing importance of a few emerging economies. In this paper we map the import tariffs imposed by each of the BRICS on the products from its neighboring countries, as well as the tariffs imposed on Brazilian products. We...

The main goals of this article are the calculus of the productivity per worker in Brazil during 1990-2009 and the identification of its determinants. Firstly, we conclude that the average growth of productivity is 1,05% per year during 1990-2009. Secondly, we identify as most important...

In this paper we examine from a sectoral point of view the main trends of investment in the Brazilian economy in the 2000s and its relation to value added and to imports and exports coefficients. It is argued for the existence of three expansion fronts: infrastructure, natural resources and mass...