This paper seeks to quantify the technological evolution of production in the mechanical sectors of the Brazilian Industry since 1985 until 2009. The main conclusion is the following: it have been a generalized augmentation of productive efficiency and more localized experiences of secondary...

This paper tries to build and to analyze the evolution of technological indexes in Brazilian chemical industry during the 1985-2009 period. Our main conclusions are the following: the petrochemical emphasis of this industry has stood by; besides there have been an important technological...

The objective of this paper is to quantify and qualify the technological evolution of the Brazilian textile and construction supply chains between 1985 and 2009. The main conclusion is the following: it has not been strong changes on the technological emphasis of the two supply chains; however,...

This paper tries to test wether an equalized productive sector change of a Brazilian indirect tax (in Portuguese, Imposto sobre Produtos Industrializados - IPI or, in English, Manufacturing Goods Tax) impacts the labour productivity of each sector. The conclusion is the following: there is no...

The present work seeks to measure for the period 2000-2019 the evolution of sectoral work productivity in production chains. To do so, we carried out an input-output matrix (IPM) exercise based on the Brazilian Annual National Accounts from 2000 to 2019 (which are currently available). In the...

This paper analyses the role of relationship among suppliers and buyers of inputs in condition of bilateral oligopoly, using the kaleckian concept of monopoly degree. It finds that the tradeoff among sectors alters the degree of monopoly of the sectors, and consequently of the economy as a...

This paper analyses the evolution of the Brazilian manufacturing sector from 1990 to 1999, using inter-sector relations derived from input-output matrixes and production indexes. The main conclusion is that a narrowing of intermediate relations took place on several productive supply chains, in...

This paper analyses some dynamic aspects of the Brazilian industry evolution from 1985 to 2005. We conclude that the industry kept its capacity of productive dynamics. There were important sector breakdowns, although without affecting deeply the productive structure as a whole.

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.