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Export and Economic Growth: Analysis of the cities of the Corede Serra—1997-04

Authors
  • Jaqueson Kingeski Galimberti

  • Wilson Luís Caldart

Keywords:
Crescimento econômico, exportações, economia regional.
Abstract
This paper aims to verify the existence of a relation between exports and the economic growth of the pertaining cities to the region of the Corede-Serra of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, for the period of 1997 to 2004. It starts from the model formulated by Feder (1983), in which exports positively affect the economic growth through two possible ways: positive externalities, and through resources reallocation to more productive activities. The results indicate that exports affect economic growth positively by resources reallocation from non-export to export sector, with production factors being 62.65% more productive in the last. Of this, it is concluded about the importance of exports promotional politics, also in municipal scope, as a form to stimulate the regional economic growth. Key words: Economic growth. Exports. Regional economy Classificação JEL: O41, F43, R11 Artigo recebido em abr. 2008 e aceito para publicação em ago. 2009.
Published
2010-11-29
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