In this paper, transaction cost is introduced into the general firm-level export behavior model. By so doing, we build a theoretical model explaining how connection modes between leading agribusiness enterprises and rural households affect the firm-level agricultural products export. Analyzing...

The aim of this paper is to analyses the trajectory of the gross domestic product in Brazil and in Bahia, between 1990 and 2005, and also to describe the segments and sub-complex of the agribusiness, as well as its relations and economic flows. Using Input-Output modeling it was possible to...

Following Furtuoso and Guilhoto (2003) the GDP of the Brazilian Agribusiness is estimated to be around 27% of the Brazilian GDP in 2000, and the latest numbers show that it could be reaching 30% of the Brazilian GDP in 2003. Despite its importance for the Brazilian economy as a whole, the size...

The main goal of this paper is to analyze the level of development in the Agribusiness of the Brazilian region South for the years of 1985, 1990 and 1995; using inter-regional input-output analysis. The results obtained show: how the Agribusiness is structured inside the regions; and how the trade...

The main goal of this paper is to analyze the level of development in the Agribusiness of the Brazilian regions North and Northeast for the years of 1985, 1990 and 1995; using inter-regional input-output analysis. The results obtained show: how the Agribusiness is structured inside the regions; and...

Through the use of input-output analysis and the system of national account, this paper presents new methodological insights in ways to estimate and to measure the Agribusiness GDP of a nation. The GDP of the Agribusiness is also estimated for two major complexes: a) Vegetal Products and b)...

This paper intends to expose the gross domestic product (GDP) evolution of the agribusiness in Bahia and its mesoregions, between the years 2000 and 2005. The inputoutput approach was applied, in order to measure the agribusiness, which was divided into segments and subcomplexes in each...