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Since the initial input-output (i-o) models conceived by Leontief in the 1930’s, the inputoutput theory has gone through a lot of development at the theoretical as well as applied point of view. However, despite all the progress, there are two points that need further consideration into the...
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In the 1990s the Brazilian economy went through a lot of changes, caused mainly by the monetary stabilization and the globalization process occurred. To study the impact of this process over the Brazilian economy, one should go beyond the analysis of growth indicators, like GDP or inflation...
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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...
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In this paper it is made a review of the economic literature in input-output analysis, with two goals in mind: a) to place the work developed by Leontief in terms o the history of economic thought; and b) to present the principles of the evolution of this theory, in theoretical and practical...
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Using a set of interregional input-output tables built by Guilhoto (1998) for the year of 1992 for 2 Brazilian regions (Northeast and rest of the economy), the methodology developed by Sonis, Hewings, and Miyazawa (1997) is applied in the construction of a series of linkages such that it is...
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This article, using input-output tables, makes an analysis of the structure of production, consumption, and income distribution in the Brazilian economy in 1975 and 1980. The results show that: a) the dynamic in the economy is given by the consumers in the income group between 5 and 20 minimum...
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In this paper the PAPA model, constructed for the Brazilian economy, is described as well as some simulations of policies made with this model. The PAPA model is a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model of the Johansen type and the solutions of the model are given in growth rates. This model...
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The recent discussions that focused on the problems of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade [GATT] together with the emergence of strengthened and expanded free trade areas [such as NAFTA, European Union and MERCOSUL/MERCOSUR] have created the need for careful analysis...
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Recent exchanges in the literature on the identification and role of key sectors in national and regional economies have highlighted the difficulties of consensus regarding terminology, appropriate measurement as well as economic interpretation. In this paper, some new perspectives are advanced...
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Using the input output tables constructed for Brazil (1959, 1970, 1975, 1980) and the 1985 Brazilian industrial census, this paper has 2 basic goals: 1) to make a study of how the Brazilian economy changed in the period 1960-1985; 2) to make suggestions of how the Brazilian economy could return to...
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