Structural Change in the Automotive Industry and its Regional Impacts: The Case of Brazil

E. Amann, Eduardo Amaral Haddad (), Fernando Salgueiro Perobelli () and Joaquim Jose Martins Guilhoto ()

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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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L9 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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