Impactos socioeconômicos do cultivo de camarão marinho em municípios selecionados do Nordeste brasileiro

This paper analyses the impact of farmed shrimp on the economyof ten municipalities in the Northeast of Brazil. A model of themunicipal economy is developed and input-output tables are used toestimate indirect and induced impacts on job, income and municipalfinances. It is concluded that farmed shrimp has a sizable contributionto job increases, in particular formal employment. Indirect and inducedimpacts are reduced because of spillovers to larger municipalities andother states. Income impacts can be sizable in particular in small counties.In general, the generated income represents a large share of totalmunicipal product. In relation to municipal finance, direct contributionis rather small but indirect, through product increases and mainly transferencesfrom State and Country taxes may be substantial. In conclusion,shrimp farms in the selected municipalities, contributes to expandand stabilize employment, to expand income and product, to increasemunicipal finances and to improve life conditions.