1. Political institutions as substitute for democracy: a political economy analysis of economic growth

This manuscript empirically assesses the effects of political institutions on economic growth. It analyzes how political institutions affect economic growth in different stages of democratization and economic development by means of dynamic panel estimation with interaction terms. The new empirical results obtained show that political institutions work as a

Publicado em: 03/09/2009

2. Export processing zones as industrial policy: the international experience / Zonas de processamento de exportações com política industrial: a experiência internacional

The primary objective of this dissertation is to examine, based on evidence from the international experience, how the use of Export Processing Zones (EPZs), as an instrument of economic policy, influences a countrys economic growth and other economic indicators. To do this, in addition to examining a number of country case studies where governments have emp

Publicado em: 2005

3. Comércio internacional e crescimento econômico: uma análise considerando os setores e assimetria de crescimento dos estados brasileiros

The economic growth is determined by several factors, such as technological progress, population growth, physical capital and human capital. In addition to these sources, include those related to the economic stability of nations, corruption, infrastructure, inflation and international trade.Faced the intensification of the globalization process, the debate

LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV. Publicado em: 2014

4. InstituiÃÃes, governanÃa e Crescimento EconÃmico: Teoria e ExperiÃncia Brasileira à Luz das EvidÃncias EmpÃricas dos PaÃses do Mercosul e Leste AsiÃtico

Analyze the main influences of the institutional variables for economic growth in developing countries in general, and specifically in the Brazilian Economy is the aim of this article. Considering the large number of ways to approach the issue of economic growth, one has opted, as large part of the literature does, to assume that institutional factors play a

Publicado em: 2006

5. International financial integration, international capital flows and economic growth : theory and evidence / Integração financeira internacional, fluxos internacionais de capitais e crescimento economico : teoria e evidencia

The goal of this dissertation is to develop a critical analysis of the conventional approach regarding the relationship between International Financial Integration, International Capital Flows and Economic growth for national economies. The idea is to provide answers to the following questions: is there sufficient consensus relative to theoretical fundaments

Publicado em: 2008

6. Três ensaios sobre crescimento econômico, capital humano e instituições

The study of the variables that explain economic growth is a matter of great debate in academic research. Understanding the way in which physical capital , human capital and institutions affect economic performance is discussed by many authors , such as: Ransey (1928), Solow (1956 ), Swan (1956), Lucas (1988), Mankiw et al. (1992), Hall and Jones (1999), Ace

Repositório Institucional da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (RI-UEM). Publicado em: 2014

7. Gastos governamentais e crescimento econômico no Brasil / Governmental expenditures and economic growth in Brazil

The second oil shock (1979) and the increase in international interests in the early 1980s initiated a long period of economic stagnation in Brazil, in which restrictive fiscal policies prevailed. The investigation of economic growthrelated questions may be based on neoclassic tradition models or on the socalled endogenous models. In the former case, it is a

Publicado em: 2006

8. Growth and exchange rate volatility: a panel data analysis

The aim of this article is to assess the role of real effective exchange rate volatility on long-run economic growth for a set of 82 advanced and emerging economies using a panel data set ranging from 1970 to 2009. With an accurate measure for exchange rate volatility, the results for the two-step system GMM panel growth models show that a more (less) volati

Publicado em: 04/08/2011

9. Modelos de Crescimento e a Teoria do Desenvolvimento Econômico / Growth Models and the Theory of Economic Development

After a long period dedicated to stabilization and fiscal equilibrium, the economic theory returns its focus to the economic growth. As there is a lack for new conceptual system, the growth models are searching for central categories analyses from the past theory models, specifically in the theory of the economic development. In this sense, were recall conce

Publicado em: 24/11/2005

10. China: crescimento econômico de longo prazo

China: long-run economic growth. The paper aims to understand on theoretical and empirical grounds the main determinants of China´s long run growth. The econometric analysis suggests the exchange rate as the most important variable in explaining China´s economic growth and in a different model specification using growth rates of exports instead of trade op

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy. Publicado em: 2006-09

11. Economic growth and inaquality of income in Brazil: an analysis of dynamic panel for period 1985-2002 / Crescimento econÃmico e desigualdade de renda no Brasil: uma anÃlise de painel dinÃmico para o perÃodo 1985-2002

This dissertation studies the relationship between economic growth and income inequality in the 26 Brazilian states, during the 1985 to 2002 period. The method utilized here was panel data, due to its many advantages, like the possibility of dealing with heterogeneity in micro-units, providing greater variability in micro-units in relation to time, minimizin

Publicado em: 2007

12. CONTRIBUTION OF SERVICES TO ECONOMIC GROWTH: KALDOR’S FIFTH LAW?

ABSTRACT Purpose: This study questions whether there is a Kaldor’s fifth law and tests whether the size of the intermediate services sector contributes to the growth of the industrial sector. Originality/Value: The laws proposed by Kaldor consider that the industrial sector contributes to economic growth and affirm that the growth of this sector depend

RAM, Rev. Adm. Mackenzie. Publicado em: 2017-08