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Descontinuidades produtivas e tecnológicas na estrutura industrial da economia brasileira

Abstract

The aim of this article is to evaluate the Brazilian economy's capacity to sustain long-term growth rates based on intersectoral technological complementarity as a vector of technology absorption and diffusion through its industrial structure. To this end, it refers to neo-Schumpeterian theories that describe the process of technology absorption and diffusion and the construction of a multisector growth model inspired by Sraffa and Von Neumann's Neo-Ricardian theories. The methodological procedures enabled us to identify production discontinuities and bottle-necks which could jeopardize the Brazilian economy's long-term growth and its technology absorption and diffusion processes. In conclusion, we highlight the existence of production bottlenecks in key economic sectors, fundamental to the reproduction of the Brazilian economy's production structure.

Keywords
Industrial Structure; Economic growth; Technological innovations

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