Crescimento econômico e restrição externa da economia brasileira: uma análise do padrão das exportações em relação ao BRIC e do Sistema de Inovação do Brasil (1980-2012)

This Master s Thesis aims to use the theoretical models of growth with restricted balance of payments, specifically Kaldor (1970) and Thirlwall (1979) models, to analyze the behavior and the pattern of specialization of Brazilian exports and imports in the last years. It is observed that, in some periods, the pattern of specialization has contributed in restricting long-term growth of the Brazilian economy. It has been hypothesized that overall this is due to lack of structural transformation policies. To achieve this goal, it analyzed the performance of Brazilian exports and imports disaggregating them according to their technological content. The basis for comparison was a group of countries to which Brazil is inserted in, the BRIC. In this regard, the work is a comparative analysis by using descriptive statistics. It is concluded that the low rate of GDP growth experienced by Brazil since the 1980s can be explained in part by the decoupling of the Brazilian National Innovation System (NIS) and the Brazilian productive structure. This would be reducing the income elasticity of exports and raising imports, causing a pattern of specialization intensive primary commodities and labor and low-skill labor

Habermas leitor de Rousseau

Pretendemos mostrar um aspecto pelo qual a leitura que Habermas faz de Rousseau, em Mudança estrutural da esfera pública (1962), é levemente revisada em Direito e democracia (1992). Essa pequena mudança, por sua vez, reestrutura toda a concepção habermasiana da política de Rousseau.

Drying study of siloxane-PPG nanocomposites

This is a study of the structural transformations occurring in hybrid siloxane-polypropyleneglycol (PPG) nanocomposites, with different PPG molecular weight, along the drying process. The starting materials are wet gels obtained by the sol-gel procedure using as precursor the 3-(trietoxysilyl)propylisocyanate (IsoTrEOS) and polypropylenglycol bis(2-amino-propyl-ether) (NH2-PPG-NH2). The shrinkage and mass loss measurements were performed using a temperature-controlled chamber at 50 degreesC. The nanostructural evolution of samples during drying was studied in situ by small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS). The experimental results demonstrate that the drying process is highly dependent on the molecular weight of polymer. After the initial drying stage, the progressive emptying of pores leads to the formation of a irregular drying front in gels prepared from PPG of high molecular weight, like 4000 g/mol. As a consequence, an increase of the SAXS intensity due to the increase of electronic density contrast between siloxane clusters and polymeric matrix is observed. For hybrids containing PPG of low molecular weight, the pore emptying process is fast, leading to a regular drying front, without isolated nanopockets of solvents. SAXS intensity curves exhibit a maximum, which was associated to the existence of spatial correlation of the silica clusters embedded in the polymeric matrix. The spatial correlation is preserved during drying. These results also reveal that the structural transformation during drying is governed by capillary forces and depends on the entanglement of polymer chains.

Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 1999-2000

Includes bibliography

Trade liberalisation, trade performance and competitiveness in the Caribbean

Includes bibliography

Um estudo genealófico das críticas proferidas à razão versus a esfera pública em Habermas

Pós-graduação em Filosofia - FFC

Rapid preparation of alpha-FeOOH and alpha-Fe2O3 nanostructures by microwave heating and their application in electrochemical sensors

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Spin-crossover in metallomesogens of iron(II)

Covalent grafting mesogenic groups to the coordination cores of the parent mononuclear low-spin and spin-crossover compounds afforded metallomesogenic complexes of iron(II). In comparison with the parent complexes the spin-crossover properties of the alkylated derivatives are substantially modified. The type of the modification was found to be dependent on the properties of the parent system and the nature of the used anion, however, the general tendency is the destabilization of the low-spin state at the favor of spin-crossover or high-spin behavior below 400 K. The structural insight revealed the micro-segregated layered organization. The effect of the alkylation of the parent compounds consists first of all in the change of the lattice to a two-dimensional lamellar one retaining significant intermolecular contacts only within the ionic bilayers. The comprehensive analysis of the structural and thermodynamic data in the homologous series pointed at the mechanism of the interplay between the structural modification on melting and the induced anomalous change of the magnetic properties. A family of one-dimensional spin-crossover polymers was synthesized and characterized using a series of spectroscopic methods, X-ray powder diffraction, magnetic susceptibility measurements and differential scanning calorimetry. The copper analogue of was also synthesized and its crystal structure solved. In comparison with the mononuclear systems, the polymeric mesogens of iron(II) are less sensitive to the glass transition, which was attributed to the moderate concomitant variation of the structure. Nevertheless, the observed increase of the magnetic hysteresis with lengthening of the alkyl substituents was ascribed to the interplay of the structural reorganization of the coordination core due to spin-crossover with the structural delay in the spatial reorganization of the mesogenic substituents. The classification of mononuclear and polymeric metallomesogens according to the interactions between the structural- and the spin-transition and analysis of the data on the reported spin-crossover metallomesogens led to the separation of three types, namely: Type i: systems with coupling between the electronic structure of the iron(II) ions and the mesomorphic behavior of the substance; Type ii: systems where both transitions coexist in the same temperature region but are not coupled due to competition with the dehydration or due to negligible structural transformation; Type iii: systems where both transitions occur in different temperature regions and therefore are uncoupled. Fine-tuning, in particular regarding the temperature at which the spin-transition occurs with hysteresis properties responsible for the memory effect, are still a major challenge towards practical implementation of spin-crossover materials. A possible answer to the problem could be materials in which the spin-crossover transition is coupled with another transition easily controllable by external stimuli. In the present thesis we have shown the viability of the approach realized in the mesogenic systems with coupled phase- and spin-transitions.

How political economies affect immigrants' socio-economic incorporation. A comparative analysis of immigrants’ poverty risks across advanced industrialised countries

Immigration and the resulting increasing ethnic diversity have become an important characteristic of advanced industrialised countries. At the same time, the majority of the countries in question are confronted with structural transformation such as deindustrialisation and changes in family structures as well as economic downturn, which limit the capacities of nation-states in addressing rising inequality and supporting those individuals at the margins of the society. This paper addresses both issues, immigration and inequality, by focusing on immigrants’ socio-economic incorporation into the receiving societies of advanced industrialised countries. The aim of this paper is to explain cross-national variation in immigrants’ poverty risks. Drawing on the political economy as well as the migration literature, the paper develops a theoretical framework that considers how the impact of the national labour market and welfare system on immigrants’ poverty risks is moderated by the integration policies, which regulate immigrants’ access to the labour market and social programs (or immigrants’ economic and social rights). The empirical analysis draws on income surveys as well as a newly collected data set on economic and social rights of immigrants in 19 advanced industrialised countries, including European countries as well as Australia, and North America, for the year 2007. As the results from multilevel analysis show, integration policies concerning immigrants’ access to the labour market and social programs can partly explain cross-national variations in immigrants’ poverty risks. In line with the hypothesis, stricter labour market regulations such as minimum wage setting reduce immigrants’ poverty risks stronger in countries where they are granted easier access to the labour market. However, concerning the impact of more generous social programs the reductive poverty effect is stronger in countries with less inclusive access of immigrants to social programs. The paper concludes by discussing possible explanations for this puzzling finding.

Agrobusiness y fragmentación en el agro argentino : Desde la marginación hacia una propuesta alternativa

Desde 2008, la discusión pública sobre los derechos de exportación de los cereales y oleaginosas con mayor presencia en el proceso productivo agrario nacional ha puesto, insospechadamente, en el debate generalizado la cuestión del "campo" argentino. Este aporte, entonces, quiere ser una contribución a un mejor conocimiento de la dinámica de acumulación presente en el sector agrario nacional sin cuya apreciación global es imposible avanzar en la construcción de escenarios a futuro. El documento que presentamos tiene como objetivo esencial: a) discutir el heterogéneo perfil que asume contemporáneamente la estructura productiva y social del agro argentino, y b) proponer estrategias de política pública tendientes a colocar a los actores sociales, sin distinción alguna, en capacidad de decidir una organización para sus respectivos territorios. Finalmente, consideramos que el acceso a la propiedad de la tierra, la posibilidad de reconversión, la capitalización, la relación entre actores locales con incidencia directa e indirecta en la producción, las condiciones de relacionamiento con agentes comercializadores y el establecimiento o consolidación de organismos reguladores son elementos estratégicos para una política pública que persiga una transformación estructural de las situaciones de subordinación, las que no son ni serán modificables mediante una devaluación o un incremento de precios internacionales.

Agrobusiness y fragmentación en el agro argentino : Desde la marginación hacia una propuesta alternativa

Desde 2008, la discusión pública sobre los derechos de exportación de los cereales y oleaginosas con mayor presencia en el proceso productivo agrario nacional ha puesto, insospechadamente, en el debate generalizado la cuestión del "campo" argentino. Este aporte, entonces, quiere ser una contribución a un mejor conocimiento de la dinámica de acumulación presente en el sector agrario nacional sin cuya apreciación global es imposible avanzar en la construcción de escenarios a futuro. El documento que presentamos tiene como objetivo esencial: a) discutir el heterogéneo perfil que asume contemporáneamente la estructura productiva y social del agro argentino, y b) proponer estrategias de política pública tendientes a colocar a los actores sociales, sin distinción alguna, en capacidad de decidir una organización para sus respectivos territorios. Finalmente, consideramos que el acceso a la propiedad de la tierra, la posibilidad de reconversión, la capitalización, la relación entre actores locales con incidencia directa e indirecta en la producción, las condiciones de relacionamiento con agentes comercializadores y el establecimiento o consolidación de organismos reguladores son elementos estratégicos para una política pública que persiga una transformación estructural de las situaciones de subordinación, las que no son ni serán modificables mediante una devaluación o un incremento de precios internacionales.

Agrobusiness y fragmentación en el agro argentino : Desde la marginación hacia una propuesta alternativa

Desde 2008, la discusión pública sobre los derechos de exportación de los cereales y oleaginosas con mayor presencia en el proceso productivo agrario nacional ha puesto, insospechadamente, en el debate generalizado la cuestión del "campo" argentino. Este aporte, entonces, quiere ser una contribución a un mejor conocimiento de la dinámica de acumulación presente en el sector agrario nacional sin cuya apreciación global es imposible avanzar en la construcción de escenarios a futuro. El documento que presentamos tiene como objetivo esencial: a) discutir el heterogéneo perfil que asume contemporáneamente la estructura productiva y social del agro argentino, y b) proponer estrategias de política pública tendientes a colocar a los actores sociales, sin distinción alguna, en capacidad de decidir una organización para sus respectivos territorios. Finalmente, consideramos que el acceso a la propiedad de la tierra, la posibilidad de reconversión, la capitalización, la relación entre actores locales con incidencia directa e indirecta en la producción, las condiciones de relacionamiento con agentes comercializadores y el establecimiento o consolidación de organismos reguladores son elementos estratégicos para una política pública que persiga una transformación estructural de las situaciones de subordinación, las que no son ni serán modificables mediante una devaluación o un incremento de precios internacionales.

Using the input-output approach to measure participation in GVCs : the case of Costa Rica

In order to illustrate how the input-output approach can be used to explore various aspects of a country's participation in GVCs, this paper applies indicators derived from the concept of trade in value-added (TiVA) to the case of Costa Rica. We intend to provide developing countries that seek to foster GVC-driven structural transformation with an example that demonstrates an effective way to measure progress. The analysis presented in this paper makes use of an International Input-Output Table (IIOT) that was constructed by including Costa Rica's first Input-Output Table (IOT) into an existing IIOT. The TiVA indicator has been used to compare and contrast import flows, export flows and bilateral trade balances in terms of gross trade and trade in value-added. The country's comparative advantage is discussed based on a TiVA-related indicator of revealed comparative advantage. The paper also decomposes the domestic content of value added in each sector and measures the degree of fragmentation in the value chains in which Costa Rica participates, highlighting the partner countries that add the most value.

Innovation and internationalization of Latin American services

Innovation and internationalization in services are key drivers of structural transformation, productivity growth and overall economic performance in Latin America. The services sector accounts for two thirds of the region’s GDP and provides over 60% of its employment. These shares are higher than in other developing regions, but still lower than in countries with higher levels of per capita income. The spread of information and communication technologies in Latin America over the past three decades has vastly enhanced both the tradability of services and the sector’s propensity to innovate. Long considered unrelated processes, both internationalization and innovation are today widely recognized as key and complementary sources of firm-level competitiveness and human capital enhancement. The advent of many novel types of business and consumer services is furthermore a key factor in the rising insertion of Latin American firms in regional and global value chains and transnational production networks, which are now the predominant form of organization of international production and trade. This volume explores three different levels of interaction between internationalization and innovation in the services sector in Latin America. Part I analyses the role of services in manufacturing and other sectors’ global value chains from a theoretical perspective, drawing on the experiences of Brazil and Mexico. Part II reviews innovation and internationalization policies and their effects on the performance of the services sector. Part III presents a series of case studies on innovation and internationalization linkages in Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Mexico. The book concludes that, in order for Latin American countries and firms to upgrade into services value chains, public and private initiatives must generate a host of regional public goods —enhanced investment climates, supply of skills, greater access to finance, improved protection of intellectual property, better value appropriation, enhanced efforts at standardization and quality certification— to strengthen the links between innovation and internationalization.

Adaptive economic growth

This paper develops an evolutionary theory of adaptive growth, understood as a product of structural change and economic self-transformation, based upon processes that are closely connected with but not reducible to the growth of knowledge. The dominant connecting theme is enterprise, the innovative variations it generates and the multiple connections between investment, innovation, demand and structural transformation in the market process. The paper explores the dependence of macroeconomic productivity growth on the diversity of technical progress functions and income elasticities of demand at the industry level, and the resolution of this diversity into patterns of economic change through market processes. It is shown how industry growth rates are constrained by higher-order processes of emergence that convert an ensemble of industry growth rates into an aggregate rate of growth. The growth of productivity, output and employment are determined mutually and endogenously, and their values depend on the variation in the primary causal influences in the system.