Brazilian Exports : Climbing Down a Competitiveness Cliff

This note examines in detail Brazil s export performance over the past 15 years, focusing not only on growth and composition, but also on different performance dimensions, including diversification, sophistication, and firm dynamics. The analysis uses international comparisons to better situate the...

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Main Authors:	Canuto, Otaviano, Cavallari, Matheus, Guilherme Reis, José
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:	aggregate demand annual growth bilateral trade Business environment Central Bank commodities commodity commodity exporters commodity prices comparative advantage comparative advantages comparative analysis Competitiveness consumer prices consumers country of destination country of origin currency customs demographic dependent variable developed countries developing countries development policy Diversification of exports domestic consumption domestic demand domestic markets economic crisis economic development economic dynamism economic environment economic growth Economic Policy Economic Research economic sectors economies of scale emerging market exchange rate appreciation Exchange rates export basket export baskets export competitiveness export diversification Export Dynamics export growth Export market Export market share export markets export performance export performances export sector export sectors export share exporter Exports External Balance external shock financial crisis fixed costs fixed effects Foreign competition foreign sales foreign trade full employment GDP GDP deflator GDP per capita global economy global integration global markets globalization gravity equation gravity model gross domestic product growth rate Growth rates growth volatility human capital Impact of Trade import import penetration imports income growth industrial production industrial sector Industrialization intermediate inputs international competition international competitiveness international market International Trade Job Creation knowledge spillovers loss of competitiveness market share market shares middle-income economies natural capital natural resources new markets nominal wages oil exports Open Economy per capita income Poverty Reduction productivity real effective exchange rate real exchange rate slowdown specialization sunk costs supply side supply-side tax tax system terms of trade total exports total factor productivity Tourism trade competitiveness trade flows trade impact trade integration trade logistics Trade openness trade relationships trades trading partner trading partners Trading Volumes vertical specialization wages Wealth World Development Indicators world economy world market world market share world trade
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