In the recent period, there is an increase in the household income in Brazil. There is a positive impact upon consumption and welfare. On the other hand is important to verify the impact upon emissions derived from household consumption. The literature presents two approaches to analyze...

Nowadays, an important debate in the international economies is the problem of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change related. Discussions begin to gain the world with the signature of the Kyoto Protocol (1997), where an international agreement was reached to reduce global emissions....

Since the initial input-output models conceived by Leontief in the 1930's, the input-output theory has gone through a lot of development at the theoretical as well as applied point of view. However, despite all the progress, there is still one point that needs further consideration into the...

Portuguese Abstract: O presente estudo apresenta uma análise da estrutura da economia da região amazônica e seus estados membros baseando-se em teoria insumo-produto. São apresentados os fluxos de bens e serviços e os indicadores econômicos multiplicador de produção, emprego e índices...

Portuguese Abstract: O trabalho busca captar as relações existentes entre desempenho econômico e emissões de CO2 no Brasil, tendo como base o ano de 2004. Será analisada a participação dos diferentes setores nas emissões totais, levando-se em consideração a estrutura tecnológica da...