The geographic concentration of firms has been successful recently in many ways: international competitiveness of these firms, regional income growth, etc. The Italian industrial districts are the case of highest relevance in international literature. In Joinville, there is a significant...

This article evaluated the recent changes in the profile and determinants of Brazilian firm's internationalization process. In the '90s, it was not intense, but highly concentrated on a few large domestic companies, and resulted from both strategies: to compensate the low dynamism of the...

The paper discusses the use of indicators, constructed with data from North American industrial sectors, and their application in the discussion of public policies, especially in competition policy, and to a lesser extent, in foreign trade policy. The premise is that the structure of domestic...

This article evaluated the recent changes in the profile and determinants of Brazilian firm's internationalization process. In the '90s, it was not intense, but highly concentrated on a few large domestic companies, and resulted from both strategies: to compensate the low dynamism of the...

The paper discusses the use of indicators, constructed with data from North American industrial sectors, and their application in the discussion of public policies, especially in competition policy, and to a lesser extent, in foreign trade policy. The premise is that the structure of domestic...

Esse trabalho procura realizar uma análise integrada das hipóteses de auto-seleção e aprendizado para as exportações, oferecendo elementos para a discussão sobre a formulação recente da política de promoção de exportações. São utilizadas informações de firmas industriais...