Trade liberalization and industry: what to expect and what we have been getting

The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of trade liberalization on the Brazilianmanufacturing industry over the 1989-96 period. To this end, a series of indicators wasbuilt which shed light on the technical efficiency and allocational effects of the liberalization.The results obtained suggest...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Moreira, Mauricio Mesquita, Correa, Paulo Guilherme
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1997
País:Brasil
Institución:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/1167
Acceso en línea:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/1167
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Abertura comercial
globalização
Trade liberalization
globalization
Descripción
Sumario:The aim of this paper is to assess the impact of trade liberalization on the Brazilianmanufacturing industry over the 1989-96 period. To this end, a series of indicators wasbuilt which shed light on the technical efficiency and allocational effects of the liberalization.The results obtained suggest that the impacts were, in general, positive and consistent withboth predictions of the literature of the international trade and the pattern of Brazil’s industrialization.Yet, they also point to a number of challenges to be faced by State, particularly,with regard to the imperfections that affect international trade in manufacturing and thatthreaten the gains from trade. JEL Classification: F14; F60