The paper describes the econometric input-output model developed by the authors for the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, covering a total of 34 sectors. Equations for final demand, population, and sectoral production and employment were estimated for the period 1970-93. Those were connected to the...

This paper presents two alternatives for the construction of indexes for the comparison of prices among different regions simultaneously. Both methodologies are applied to 11 Brazilian metropolitan regions, allowing for a comparative analysis. Besides developing a theoretical discussion, the...

The climate transition projected by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – IPCC – will affect the world’s natural resources, economy, and societies to an extent which is not yet known. The study The Economics of Climate Change in Brazil (EMCB) is a pioneering initiative aimed at...

The paper deals with regional inequality of per capita income by income class in Brazil. Regional income inequality measures by income class are calculated, allowing for the identification of the income classes for which inequality is the highest. The indicators are calculated for the years...

The paper deals with regional inequality of per capita income by income class in Brazil. Regional income inequality measures by income class are calculated, allowing for the identification of the income classes for which inequality is the highest. The indicators are calculated for the years...

Producers and households in developing countries are affected by the prices of products involved in international transactions. The impacts of agricultural policy and structural reforms leading to changes in international prices of goods and services are expected to be differentiated across...

Income inequalities in Brazil are well known, both in their personal and regional aspects and specific partial studies are abundant. However, few effort was made to integrate the analysis into one sole framework. The purpose of the paper is to decompose total income inequality into three...

The study presents a Leontief-Miyazawa model to study personal and regional income inequality in Brazil. The economy is divided into 21 sectors, in 5 macro regions; households are allocated into 10 income brackets. The study identifies the contribution of different sectors to inequality. The...

A Leontief-Miyazawa model was estimated to measure the income distribution effects of changes in the modal composition of cargo transportation in Brazil. It was calibrated for year of 2004, and considers 31 sectors (4 of which are related to cargo transportation: road, rail, water, and air), and...

This paper, in Portuguese, main goal is to perform a structural analysis of the Brazilian Northeastern region economy, adding in this way to the empirical knowledge of conceptual studies that emphasize the socio-economic progress of the Northeast region and its states.The analysis was made...