Export potential of Brazilian industrial firms

Most of the recent astonishing export growth in Brazil came from firms which already exported. The export base was not able to grow at the same pace. Since expanding the export base may have several positive effects on firms' productivity and size, in this paper we provide a four-level classifi...

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Published inEconomia aplicada Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 277 - 297
Main Authors Araújo, Bruno César Pino Oliveira de, Pianto, Donald Matthew
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Riberao Preto Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto-USP, Dept de Economia 01.10.2010
Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo
Subjects
Cooperation
ECONOMICS
Exports
International trade
export base
Export potential
base exportadora
políticas de promoçãoàs exportações
export promotion policies
Potencial exportador
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Summary:Most of the recent astonishing export growth in Brazil came from firms which already exported. The export base was not able to grow at the same pace. Since expanding the export base may have several positive effects on firms' productivity and size, in this paper we provide a four-level classification of Brazilian industrial firms according to their potential to export, and we identify a subset of non-exporting firms which are potential exporters. The effects of export stimulating policies may be improved by focusing more closely on these firms.
ISSN:1413-8050
1980-5330
1980-5530
DOI:10.1590/S1413-80502010000400002