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...

This work identifies the main characteristics of trade flows between Colombia and Venezuela with MERCOSUR, with specific discussion of trade with Brazil. It aims at providing a broad view of such trade flows, as well as presenting some descriptive indicators of such trade relationship. A special...

This work identifies the main characteristics of trade flows between Colombia and Venezuela with MERCOSUR, with specific discussion of trade with Brazil. It aims at providing a broad view of such trade flows, as well as presenting some descriptive indicators of such trade relationship. A special...

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...

In this paper we investigate the relationship between economic growth and exchange rate volatility in emerging and developing countries. We pointed out channels of influence of exchange rate volatility on the growth of economies, through investment, trade flows, asymmetric shocks and capital...

A relação entre abertura comercial e crescimento econômico tem sido objeto de muitos estudos aplicados, mas ainda não há consenso sobre a existência e a direção da causalidade entre estas duas variáveis. Neste sentido, o objetivo deste trabalho é investigar a relação entre comércio...

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...

O objetivo deste trabalho é testar empiricamente a hipótese ambiental de Kuznets aplicada aorelacionamento entre a taxa de desmatamento e a renda per capita nos estados da AmazôniaLegal, além analisar o comportamento da taxa de desmatamento e da dinâmica populacionalno período de...

This paper discusses about the impact of the highway concession policy on regional income and dynamics. It gathers information from the 2010 Population census and a federal highway concession, the Autopista Fluminense, to examine the attenuation of per capita income in the potential commuting...

This paper discusses about the impact of the highway concession policy on regional income and dynamics. It gathers information from the 2010 Population census and a federal highway concession, the Autopista Fluminense, to examine the attenuation of per capita income in the potential commuting...