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The Commodity and Industrial Sector in the Brazilian Economy

Persilva Fernandes, Barbara

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2015, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Latin American Studies (International Studies).
For the last ten years, Brazilian commodity share in its exports has grown due to the commodity boom in the 2000s. Nowadays, Brazil is one of the biggest producers of commodities in the world. However, the growth of the commodity sector in the economy has not been followed by the industrial sector, suggesting that the decrease of industrial production might be caused by a deindustrialization happening in Brazil. This thesis aims to study the interrelationship between these sectors using the variables: industrial production, petroleum export value, iron ore export value, coffee export value and the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Brazil. The econometric model was used and it confirmed the interrelationship of the variables, however with surprise results. Commodity export do affect industrial production, but in a positive manner and GDP also, however mainly in a negative way.
Roberto Duncan (Committee Chair)
Mariana Dantas (Committee Member)
Nukhet Sandal (Committee Member)
Ariaster Chimeli (Advisor)
86 p.

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  • Persilva Fernandes, B. (2015). The Commodity and Industrial Sector in the Brazilian Economy [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429634018

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Persilva Fernandes, Barbara. The Commodity and Industrial Sector in the Brazilian Economy . 2015. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429634018.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Persilva Fernandes, Barbara. "The Commodity and Industrial Sector in the Brazilian Economy ." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1429634018

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)