Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. BRAZIL'S LONG-TERM GROWTH PERFORMANCE IN A CROSS-COUNTRY CONTEXT -- III. ASSESSING BRAZIL'S GROWTH PERFORMANCE IN A DYNAMIC PANEL MODEL -- IV. DISSECTING BRAZIL'S GROWTH DETERMINANTS -- V. CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDICES -- I. TABLE. SALA-I-MARTIN'S LIST OF 21...

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This study examines the macroeconomic determinants of survey inflation expectations in Brazil since the adoption of inflation targeting in 1999. The results suggest that the inflation targeting framework has helped anchor expectations, with the dispersion of inflation expectations declining...

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