Why does the investment rate not increase? Capital accumulation and stabilization policy in the 1990s and 2000s in Brazil

Carmem Feijo, Marcos Tostes Lamônica and Julio Cesar Albuquerque Bastos

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 2016, vol. 39, issue 4, 539-561

Abstract: The stabilization of inflation was conquered in the mid-1990s, but since then the Brazilian economy has not shown a stable growth trend. This article discusses how the maintenance of a high interest rate in Brazil has affected growth through its impact on investment decision. In a macroeconomic environment with a relatively high degree of uncertainty, decisions to accumulate capital rely heavily on retained earnings and are negatively affected by the persistent high level of interest rates. Our econometric exercise reveals that the interest rate is the most important variable to explain the investment rate, and that financialization negatively impacts physical capital accumulation.

Date: 2016
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