of economic growth. It examines this hypothesis by estimating the productivity gain afforded to Brazilian textile firms … by the reform of the regulations governing Brazil's securities markets in 1890. This analysis is based on panel data … regressions on 18 firm-level censuses covering the period 1866-1934, which permit me to decompose total factor productivity growth …

multinational firms cannot monopolize. Indeed, since the 1970s, cotton textiles has been one of the few industries in Brazil in … and the mid-1970s, Brazil saw significant foreign direct investment in textiles from Japanese firms. There were two …

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Tables -- Appendix -- Part I. 1840-1850 -- 1. The economic Climate of Brazil 1800 …