Aggregate demand and the slowdown of Brazilian economic growth in 2011-2014

This paper looks in detail at the sharp slowdown in the Brazilian economy for the years 2011-2014. We argue that the slowdown is overwhelmingly the result of a sharp decline in domestic demand, rather than a fall in exports and even less any change in external financial conditions. The sharp fall in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Franklin Serrano, Ricardo Summa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2016-12-01
Series:Nova Economia
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Online Access:http://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/3549