Developing countries have experienced important changes regarding trade and capital account policies in the past two decades. External liberalization may have important long-term effects on macroeconomic variables such as growth rates, employment, and the like. This paper explores a particular...

This paper aims to explore the Keynesian idea that aggregate demand matters for economic activity, both in the short and long run. To that extent, it discusses the endogeneity of the natural rate of growth, and presents two empirical exercises: the first one tests for unit roots in output for 12...

Este artigo estima o resultado primário estrutural e o impulso fiscal das administrações públicas brasileiras de 1997 a 2010. Foram realizados dois ajustes: i) inicialmente, foram identificadas receitas não recorrentes (incluindo as resultantes de contabilidade criativa); e ii) após esta...

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...

Este trabalho provê novas evidências para a literatura empírica que explora a presença de ciclos políticos eleitorais nos investimentos públicos no Brasil. A abordagem se diferencia da maior parte dos trabalhos da área por aplicar a modelagem de espaço de estados. Sua maior vantagem é...

This paper provides new evidence for the empirical literature that investigates the presence of political cycles in fiscal policy and, more precisely, public investments in Brazil. The approach differs from most of the studies for applying the state-space modeling. The greatest benefit is to...

This paper provides new evidence for the empirical literature that investigates the presence of political cycles in fiscal policy and, more precisely, public investments in Brazil. The approach differs from most of the studies for applying the state-space modeling. The greatest benefit is to...