Victor Gomes

Perfil das Exportações, Produtividade e Tamanho das Firmas no Brasil

Using data at firm level this paper studies the behavior of Brazilian firms that exportsa share of its production. The main findings are: only a small fraction of firms sell toforeign countries, most exporting firms sell to few markets, variations in Brazilianexports across destinations represents differences in number of Brazilian firms sellingthere much more than the amount that each one sells, exporting firms are larger andmore productive than non-exporting firms. About 40% of the exporting firms sellonly to the Mercosul, those firms are smaller and less productive than the firms thatexports to others countries.

Produtividade agregada brasileira (1970-2000): declínio robusto e fraca recuperação

This study explores the productivity performance of the Brazilian economy between 1970 and 1998. We assess how much of the TFP downfall can be explained by some departures from the standard procedure. We incorporate to the standard measure utilization of capacity, changes in the workweek of capital, services of capital from electricity consumption, relative prices distortions, human capital, and investment in specific technology. We conclude that the downfall in productivity is quite robust to those specifications. The only case that presents a marked difference from the standard TFP measure occurs when relative prices of capital are corrected. The implications of this finding are a topic for future research.