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Diversification or specialization

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  • Laura Carvalho
  • David Kupfer

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Based on findings of Imbs and Wacziarg (2003), whose empirical study established the existence of a U-shaped pattern of the evolution of sectoral concentration in relation to per capita income, this paper aimed at determining the path of structural change followed by the Brazilian industry in the last decades and at comparing it to the pattern found by the authors and to the path followed by ed countries. The empirical work has verified that the stage of diversification of the Brazilian industrial structure has ended in lower levels of per capita income than in the studied countries. JEL Classification: O14; O30; O57.

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  • Laura Carvalho & David Kupfer, 2011. "Diversification or specialization," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 31(4), pages 618-637.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:31:y:2011:i:4:p:618-637:id:424
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    Keywords

    structural change; diversification; specialization; economic development;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries

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