Following the external debt crisis of 1982, the Brazilian economy entered a period of profound macroeconomic instability, in spite of successive economic plans and policies aimed at stabilization. From the end of the 80's, a new development strategy started to emerge. Since then, trade...

This article analysis the effects of the stabilization policies and structural reforms after the Real Plan over the Brazilian economy. Utilizing a computable general equilibrium model, the study simulated alternative policies that were compared with the historical path of the Brazilian economy...