Structural Change in the Automotive Industry and Its Regional Impacts: The Case of Brazil
Latin American Business Review. Vol. 7, Numbers 3/4, pp. 97-119, 2007
29 Pages Posted: 16 Mar 2014
Date Written: 2007
Abstract
From the late 1980s onward, the Brazilian automotive industry has undergone significant change as it has embraced trade liberalization and growing inward FDI. Using an inter-regional input-output model, this paper analyses the evolution of the industry from a spatial perspective. It is shown that new investment has resulted in a more dispersed locational framework for the industry. However, not all the benefits of new investment are garnered by the recipient regions. The paper poses a number of policy questions which center on the issue of inter-regional dependence
Keywords: Regional economy, Industry
JEL Classification: L8
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