Determinants of the technological intensity of state exports for the period of rising commodity prices

Vol. 41 No. 1 (2021)

Jan-Mar / 2021
Published February 9, 2021
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How to Cite

Teixeira, Felipe Orsolin, Daniel Arruda Coronel, and José Luis da Costa Oreiro. 2021. “Determinants of the Technological Intensity of State Exports for the Period of Rising Commodity Prices”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 41 (1):176-97. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572021-3029.

Determinants of the technological intensity of state exports for the period of rising commodity prices

Felipe Orsolin Teixeira
Doutorando em Economia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Brasil.
Daniel Arruda Coronel
Professor Associado do Departamento de Economia e Relações Internacionais da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM); Diretor da Editora UFSM e Bolsista de Produtividade do CNPq, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Brasil.
José Luis da Costa Oreiro
Professor Associado do Departamento de Economia da Universidade de Brasília (UNB), Pesquisador nível IB do CNPq, Brasília, DF, Brasil. Pesquisador Associado do Centro de Estudos do Novo-Desenvolvimentismo da FGV-SP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 41 No. 1 (2021), Jan-Mar / 2021, Pages 176-197

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyze the behavior and determinants of Brazilian states exports, by technological intensity levels, for the period of commodity prices shocks. The results showed that sectors of higher technology lost representativeness in exports and that the real exchange rate can facilitate access for strategic sectors in the international market.

JEL Classification: F43; R11; C23.


Keywords: Exports technological intensity Brazilian states