Trade liberalization and industrial concentration: evidence from Brazil
Pedro Ferreira and
Giovanni Facchini
No 531, FGV EPGE Economics Working Papers (Ensaios Economicos da EPGE) from EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance - FGV EPGE (Brazil)
Abstract:
This paper applies an endogenous lobby formation model to explain the extent of trade protection granted to Brazilian manufacturing industries during the 1988- 1994 trade liberalization episode. Using a panel data set covering this period, we find that even in an environment in which a major regime shift has been introduced, more concentrated sectors have been able to obtain policy advantages, that lead to a reduction in international competition. The importance of industry structure appears to be substantial: In our baseline specification, an increase in concentration by 20% leads to an increase in protection by 5%-7%.
Date: 2004-03-01
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Journal Article: Trade liberalization and industrial concentration: Evidence from Brazil (2005) 
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