Banca de DEFESA: Lorena Silva Brandão

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STUDENT : Lorena Silva Brandão
DATE: 18/12/2023
TIME: 15:00
LOCAL: a definir
TITLE:

Economic complexity: an analysis of how inequalities materialize in the territory

KEY WORDS:

Regional development. Economic complexity. Productive structure. Spatial econometrics.

PAGES: 150
BIG AREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
AREA: Economia
SUMMARY:

In this thesis, we try to understand how inequalities manifest themselves in the territory in terms of economic complexity. In addition to the focus on regional productive structure, we seek to understand to what extent economic complexity and its spatial spill-overs influence GDP per capita growth and socio-economic development in Brazilian microregions. The research is conducted using the theoretical framework of structuralism and elements from the literature on economic complexity, emphasizing points of convergence that contribute to understanding regional development. By using formal labor market data, the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) proposed by Hidalgo and Hausmann (2009) is adapted to better capture the internal dynamics of the Brazilian economy. Thus, Regional Economic Complexity Indices (ECI-r) are proposed and calculated, and they are used to measure the productive structure of subnational entities. The temporal scope encompasses the years 2007 to 2020, and the empirical investigations cover Brazilian states and microregions. In addition to computing ECI-r, we innovate in this thesis innovates by testing the empirical validity of this indicator for Brazilian microregions. Furthermore, it contributes to the literature on economic complexity by considering regional and spatial dynamics through empirical analysis using spatial econometric panel data models. The results indicate that economic complexity in Brazilian states and microregions does not change significantly in the period between 2007 and 2020, supporting the understanding that structural changes occur in the long term. On the other hand, the geographical dimension points to the existence of inequalities between Brazilian states and microregions, which are generally not mitigated by gains in economic complexity. Spatial analysis suggests evidence of positive spatial autocorrelation for economic complexity, meaning that the dynamics of ECI-r in a specific microregion should not be understood in isolation. Finally, spatial econometric analysis shows a positive association between economic complexity and GDP per capita growth and socio-economic development indicators.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Interna - 1220662 - ADRIANA MOREIRA AMADO
Presidente - 2964829 - DANIELA FREDDO
Externo à Instituição - GUILHERME SANTOS MELLO - UNICAMP
Externo à Instituição - Julio Cesar da Cunha Lopes - UCBB
Interna - 404652 - MARIA DE LOURDES ROLLEMBERG MOLLO