The aim of this paper is to show theoretically and empirically that undervalued real exchange rate has positive effects over economic growth on developing countries. We analyze the relationship between growth, exchange rate and productive heterogeneity by means of a Keynesian-Structuralist...

The objective of this study is to evaluate the different channels in which human capital affects income level and growth and to use a proxy of human capital variable that incorporates quantitative and qualitative aspects of this factor. The human capital proxy that will be used is years of...

Portuguese Abstract: A partir de uma perspectiva comparativa e evolucionista, o presente artigo tem como objetivo analisar três conceitos na área de Inovação, Tecnologia e Empreendedorismo. Primeiramente, a destruição criativa, que tem como propósito explicar o surgimento de novos...

By exploring the implications of a Multi-Sector Thirlwall’s Law, this paper reports empirical exercises that contribute to an understanding of the relationship between structural change, external constraint and growth in Brazil in the 1962-2006 period. Given the sectoral nature of these...

O estudo das interações entre as mudanças tecnológicas, a competitividade industrial e o crescimento econômico é tema recorrente na literatura econômica. Neste artigo é apresentado um modelo de simulação que sintetiza as abordagens kaldorianas e evolucionárias. O crescimento da...

Neste artigo, introduz-se ao modelo de crescimento neoclássico a defasagem necessária para que o investimento público se consolide em capital público (processo time-to-build), assim como alíquotas tributárias distorcivas que se ajustam de acordo com a dívida acumulada pelo setor público....

The objective of this article is to present the structure and the first computational simulations of a one-sector macrodynamic model that imbed some elements of the post- keynesian theoretical framework. The theoretical elements embed in the model are: i) determination of the level of output by...

The objective of this article is to present the structure and the first computational simulations of a two sector macrodynamic model that embed some elements of the post-keynesian theoretical framework. The theoretical elements embed in the model are: i) determination of the level of output by...

Capital acumulation, capacity utilization and inflation: an analisys based in a non-linear post-keynesian macrodynamic model - The aim of this article is to analyze the effects of inflation on capital accumulation and on the degree of capacity utilization within the ambit of post Keynesian...

Human capital, productivity and physical capital are considered the main factors in the economies’ GDP per capita determination. According to the neoclassical approach, human capital accumulation explains about a third of the variation in per capita income across countries. However, there is...