This report presents an analysis of the patterns of trade intra-firms and the determinants of the Brazilian exports. The main objective is to verify whether export firms with foreign capital interact with their mother companies in the country of origin of their capital. The results suggest...

This article investigates the characteristics of industrial wage determination in Brazil using time series data for 22 manufacturing sectors for 1985-93. The idea is to verify whether changes in sectoral productivity are relevant to explain changes in sectoral nominal wages. First, the results...