The main concern of this paper is to investigate the Brazilian sectorial exports as a function of the two variables, that is, Revealed Comparative Advantage Index (RCV) and Balance Trade Contribution Index (TBC), from 1997 to 2001, according to cross-sectional and panel-data estimations, in...

This paper presents new econometric specifications for the Brazilian exports in the period 1995-2009 using data from the Quarterly Accounts and allowing for nonlinearities. In the cointegrating vector, there is evidence of a level shift, but the elasticities have not changed significantly. The...

This paper shows new econometric estimates for the Brazilian function of aggregate imports. Besides the basic relation, which includes income and relative price and identifies a demand equation (canonic model), we explore the pronounced co-movements between total imports, household consumption...

The negotiations round of the Gatt/WTO system have encouraged their participants to reduce their tariffs on the international trade. To satisfy internal lobbies without breaking those rounds' rules, lots of governments began to exert their protectionism by non-tariff barriers. One of the most...