Este trabalho aborda alguns fatos do desenvolvimento regional brasileiro na atualidade. Discute-se o padrão do desenvolvimento regional no Brasil nos anos 2000, analisando-se alguns fatos sobre a distribuição espacial dos investimentos, do crescimento econômico setorial, dos recursos de...

The aims of this paper is to construct indicators that can help economic agents to know the generals aspects of each county in terms of human development characteristics, economic development, fiscal development, banking development and economic dynamism. From these indicators, we seek to create...

This paper analyzes regional impacts of different policies choices on the long-run trend, especially in the Northeast. Simulations, in the four different scenarios, ranges from 2015-2030, using the International Futures (IFs) model. This model encompasses a huge number of historical data for 186...

This paper tries to quantify some macroeconomic consequences of the Brazilian oil sector investments. The main conclusion is the following: these investments incentivize other investments in the supply chain of the oil sector.

Currently, a large amount of the Federal Government's resources is being applied in the implementation of the São Francisco river water transfer project in the Northeast region of Brazil. This project aims to increase water supply for multiple uses in part of the Semi-Arid Northeastern region....

Farming in Brazil is historically one of the main bases of the country’s economy. In northeastern Brazil, agriculture has an important role in the regional economy, with the aim of this study to evaluate the recent situation of agriculture in the Northeastern region in order to identify...