This article tries to calculate the total factor productivity (TFP) of the Brazilian supply chains and also the obsolescence of their capital between 1990 and 2009. We conclude two main aspects about our investigation: firstly, liquid obsolescence TFP have grown strongly after 1995, but not...

This article tries to calculate the total factor productivity (TFP) of the Brazilian supply chains and also the obsolescence of their capital between 1990 and 2009. We conclude two main aspects about our investigation: firstly, liquid obsolescence TFP have grown strongly after 1995, but not...

This study presents a comparative indicator of production sustainability in agriculture. Faced with the growing world demand for food and considering the centrality of the main producing and exporting countries of agricultural products in the world, it is important to identify the economies that...

This study presents a comparative indicator of production sustainability in agriculture. Faced with the growing world demand for food and considering the centrality of the main producing and exporting countries of agricultural products in the world, it is important to identify the economies that...

Technological change is a determining factor in economic growth. Since the 1970s, Brazil has become an example in promoting agricultural research. The result was total factor productivity (TFP) growth. What would be the impact of public policies on productivity growth? The present study sought...

Technological change is a determining factor in economic growth. Since the 1970s, Brazil has become an example in promoting agricultural research. The result was total factor productivity (TFP) growth. What would be the impact of public policies on productivity growth? The present study sought...

The aim of this paper is to provide a microeconometric analysis of the impact of research joint venture participation on productivity, using a large panel of around 6200 firms. The findings of the theoretical literature on this topic are ambiguous and there are very few empirical papers...