O Agronegócio Gaúcho na Perspectiva da Vantagem Competitiva Revelada (1996-2006)*

Authors

  • Adayr da Silva Ilha Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
  • Rubia Cristina Wegner Universidade Estadual de Campinas.
  • Juliana Pavan Dornelles Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis

Keywords:

Revealed comparative advantage. “Gaucho” agribusiness. Especialization.

Abstract

The aim of this article was at analyzing the specialization and the competitiveness level of the Rio Grande do Sul State agribusiness at international markets. The instruments to the achievement of this work will be the Revealed Comparative Advantage Index which allows us to arrange the sectors by the extent of the use they make from the allotment of exiting factors. The source for the data used in the work was the AliceWeb system made available by the Brazilian Ministry for Industry Development and Commerce under the specification of two digits. It was considered all products in the Common Nomenclature of Mercosul (NCM) which belong to the agropecuary productive chain. The findings corroborate the assertion about the importance of agribusiness to the State commercial dynamism, and the chapters about soybean, meat and tobacco the ones that have the highest specialization.

Author Biographies

Adayr da Silva Ilha, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

Poutora em Administração, Professora Adjunta do PPGA/PUCRS

Rubia Cristina Wegner, Universidade Estadual de Campinas.

Mestranda do programa de Desenvolvimento Econômico do Instituto de Economia da Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brasil.

Juliana Pavan Dornelles, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis

Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis, SC, Brasil.

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