TY - JOUR
T1 - Structuring investment and regional inequalities in the Brazilian Northeast
AU - Ribeiro, Luiz Carlos De Santana
AU - Domingues, Edson Paulo
AU - Perobelli, Fernando Salgueiro
AU - Hewings, Geoffrey John Dennis
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Regional Studies Association.
PY - 2018/5/4
Y1 - 2018/5/4
N2 - Structuring investment and regional inequalities in the Brazilian Northeast. Regional Studies. This paper evaluates the long-run regional impacts of the construction of three oil refineries proposed for Brazil’s Northeast (NE) region. A dynamic, interregional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model was developed, with 28 regions in the NE and the rest of Brazil and 30 sectors. The database construction methodology could be applied to any other country. The main results of the refinery investment simulations in the NE indicate positive impacts in all regions. However, the construction and operation of these three refineries would generate an increase in intraregional inequalities. On the other hand, in the long run, these investments could contribute to the NE gaining an increased relative share of Brazilian gross domestic product (GDP).
AB - Structuring investment and regional inequalities in the Brazilian Northeast. Regional Studies. This paper evaluates the long-run regional impacts of the construction of three oil refineries proposed for Brazil’s Northeast (NE) region. A dynamic, interregional computable general equilibrium (CGE) model was developed, with 28 regions in the NE and the rest of Brazil and 30 sectors. The database construction methodology could be applied to any other country. The main results of the refinery investment simulations in the NE indicate positive impacts in all regions. However, the construction and operation of these three refineries would generate an increase in intraregional inequalities. On the other hand, in the long run, these investments could contribute to the NE gaining an increased relative share of Brazilian gross domestic product (GDP).
KW - Brazilian Northeast
KW - computable general equilibrium (CGE)
KW - regional inequalities
KW - structuring investment
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U2 - 10.1080/00343404.2017.1327709
DO - 10.1080/00343404.2017.1327709
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85021846321
SN - 0034-3404
VL - 52
SP - 727
EP - 739
JO - Regional Studies
JF - Regional Studies
IS - 5
ER -