Relative intensity of bilateral trade flows, regional integration, and trade performance: the case of Brazil, 1984-1998



Document title: Relative intensity of bilateral trade flows, regional integration, and trade performance: the case of Brazil, 1984-1998
Journal: Revista de economia e sociologia rural
Database: CLASE
System number: 000280224
ISSN: 0103-2003
Authors: 1

2
Institutions: 1Instituto de Economia Aplicada, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Servico Brasileiro de Apoio as Micro e Pequenas Empresas, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Year:
Season: Abr-Jun
Volumen: 41
Number: 2
Pages: 345-360
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico
English abstract The objective of this research is to identify the component of trade that results specifically from bilateral relations and evaluate how the creation of trading blocs affects trade relations between countries. The trirapport coefficient of the relative intensity of bilateral agricultural sector trade flows between Brazil and other countries from 1984 and 1998 is used in the evaluation. In general, the results show that relative trade intensity between Brazil and its non-MERCOSUL trade partners fell after their entry into regional trade agreements (extra-bloc effect). The intra-bloc effect (trade expansion) is reflected by changes in trade intensity between Brazil and the other MERCOSUL members and changes in trade intensity between NAFTA members Mexico, Canada, and the United States
Disciplines: Relaciones internacionales
Keyword: Relaciones económicas internacionales,
Integracion Regional,
Comercio internacional,
Brasil,
MERCOSUR,
Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC)
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