Marcos Rocha

Taxa de câmbio, comércio exterior e desindustrialização precoce – o caso brasileiro

The reason for this study is to evaluate the potential process of early deindustrialization in Brazil, or, the falling share of manufacturing in the value added at lower levels of per capita income, when compared to those perceived in similar processes in developed countries. To do so, the study has specified a model that incorporates several factors that may have led to the process of reducing the share of manufacturing in the value added in Brazil since the 1980s. It also highlights the influence of the overvalued exchange rate. The data suggests that this correlation is significant.

A experiência internacional de regimes de metas de inflação: uma análise com painel dinâmico

This paper uses a growth model with dynamic panel techniques in order to investigate how (and if) the institutional architecture of inflation targeting regimes affects the growth performance of the countries that adopt this kind of monetary policy. The sample used to build the panel consists of 23 countries that officially adopted the inflation targeting regime. The Arellano and Bond (1991) methodology is used to estimate the parameters of the dynamic growth model. The results support the view that the adoption of headline inflation indices, since it is a index of strong credibility; the definition of a convergence horizon for target inflation larger than a year; and the capability of central banks to achieve the target inflation have positive and important effects over growth performance of selected countries.

Câmbio real, poupança doméstica e poupança externa: análise teórica e evidências empíricas

This paper provides theoretical and empirical elements to analyze the relation between real exchange rates and domestic savings. We show from a theoretical perspective how a competitive exchange rate may stimulate domestic savings by avoiding consumption booms based on currency overvaluation and by increasing profits in the tradable sector. Our baseline model shows from a short run perspective how a competitive exchange rate may stimulate investment, exports, profits and thus domestic savings. We also present econometric evidence based on a panel with developing countries which shows a robust connection between real exchange rates and domestic savings as a share of GDP.