1. Análise comparativa dos diferenciais de crescimento das regiões brasileiras a partir das teorias de crescimento endógeno. / Human capital inequality, economic growth, regional differences regional development.

Explaining the differentials of economic growth of a country or region is one of the main challenges in the economy. The latest theories of growth of Romer (1989) and Lucas (1988) have focused on the importance of human capital in the growth of the regions due to the spillovers effects that favor growth in the long term. These authors argue that the economic

Publicado em: 2007

2. Essays on Regional Growth: Institutions, Geography and Economic Policies

This thesis examines regional growth and convergence in income per capita in light of new panel data econometrics techniques as applied to the empirics of growth. The first chapter uses geographic and institutional diversity in Brazilian states to evaluate how much of the differences in state income are due to each factor. Our results show, first, that the r

Publicado em: 2003

3. Economic scene prospective and action to fortify the regional dynamism in the Extreme West of Santa Catarina / CenÃrio econÃmico prospectivo e aÃÃes para fortalecer o dinamismo regional no Extremo Oeste de Santa Catarina

This research has as objective to analyze the economic dynamism of the Extreme West Region of Santa Catarina State, in Brazil, and to point alternatives through prospective scenes up to 2025 and of the opinion of the regional population. To reach this objective one searched the available economic data of the region; one analyzed the current trends of develop

Publicado em: 2008

4. Technological innovation and regional growth in Brazil / InovaÃÃo tecnolÃgica e crescimento regional no Brasil

The main focus of this paper is to provide better empirical comprehension of the income differential among brazilian regions. In the scope of the endogenous growth models framework, recent theoretical debates have relied on neo-schumpeterian models where technological innovation has launched strong evidence toward positive externalities on growth. Spillovers

Publicado em: 2007

5. Desflorestamento e crescimento econômico regional nas microrregiões Sinop e Alto Teles Pires no estado de Mato Grosso

Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações do UNIOESTE. Publicado em: 2013

6. As dinâmicas e as desigualdades regionais de desenvolvimento no estado do Maranhão

Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS. Publicado em: 2013

7. Desigualdade regional e os fundos constitucionais de financiamento no Brasil

There is considerable evidence to demonstrate that the regional development in developing countries shows high level of spatial concentration. The propose of this thesis is to analyze the Brazilian case to identify if the Brazilian Constitutional Funds (FNO, FNE and FCO) have a positive impact on the regional inequality. These funds was created in 1989 in or

Publicado em: 2005

8. Polos de turismo em regiões subdesenvolvidas: estudo de caso do Polo Costa dos Corais, Alagoas

Repositório Institucional da UFAL. Publicado em: 2013

9. A atividade eólica e o desenvolvimento regional: perspectivas na formação do pólo eólico no Rio Grande do Norte

Repositório Institucional da UFRN. Publicado em: 2012

10. Guerra dos lugares, territorialização da produção e desenvolvimento regional: três fatores dissociados no caso da instalação da Ford na BA

Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da PUC_SP. Publicado em: 2013

11. Crescimento regional : proposta e análise aplicada ao Brasil

This thesis proposes a new approach for Brazilian regional analysis. This study develops a basic dynamic growth model with factors mobility and its extensions in order to endogenize the total factor productivity (TFP) based on recent studies of economic development. The first chapter develops the basic model for regional growth analysis. It is considered an

Publicado em: 2009

12. Desenvolvimento regional em crise : politicas economicas liberais e restrições a intervenção estatal no Brasil dos anos 90

This dissertation analyses some connections between the crisis of state intervention and regional inequalities in contemporary Brazil. For such, a macroeconomic approach of public expenditures is developed, focusing on public investment ? in both public administration and enterprises ? and on some instruments of governmental credit to stimulate the private s

Publicado em: 2005