Evaluating the effect of exchange rate and labor productivity on import penetration of Brazilian manufacturing sectors

In recent years, several economists have argued that the sharp loss of competitiveness of the Brazilian industry was caused by a strong exchange rate appreciation. However, other economists have attributed this loss of competitiveness to the dismal growth of labor productivity in the Brazilian indus...

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Main Authors: João Paulo Martin Faleiros, José Carlos Domingos da Silva, Marcos Yamada Nakaguma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:EconomiA
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1517758016300273