The impact of farmed shrimp on the economy of ten municipalities are analyzed. A model of the municipal economy is developed and input-output tables are used to estimate indirect and induced impacts on job, income and municipal finances. It is concluded that farmed shrimp has a sizable...

Although the world market seems to be expanding, with an in-creasing participation of the Asian East, mainly of China, it is still subject to much debate related to the use of genetic modiï¬ed varieties, to commer-cial disputes within WTO due to agriculture protection, and to effects of...

The irrigation programs started in the late 60’s were chiefly responsible for the impressive development occurred in the Petrolina/Juazeiro areas. Along with irrigation, came some agricultural enterprises that had been previously dedicated to other economic activities such as extensive cattle...

The question of whether legalization affects the economic returns of immigrants has been the focus of many empirical studies in the past two decades. Their results have consistently shown that there exists significant wage differences between legal and illegal workers. However, the validity of...

Na década de 2000, o Brasil passou a figurar como primeiro ou segundo maior exportador mundial, em valor, de soja e derivados, ao lado dos Estados Unidos e da Argentina. As exportações do complexo soja representam a principal fonte de divisas do país: cerca de 30% das exportações...