Impact of the policy of tax incentives to the automotive sector on public health costs due to motorcycle accidents in Brazil

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of the fiscal incentives policy for the automotive sector, implemented at the end of 2008, on medical/hospital costs due to motorcycle accidents in Brazil. Since it was impossible to observe these costs arising from these accidents after 2008, in the absence of the policy, the research used the Synthetic Control method, using as counterfactual the medical/hospital costs caused by other types of vehicles. The analysis was conducted for the period 2003 to 2014. The results point to an increase of 54.74% in medical/hospital costs for motorcycle accidents, when compared to its Synthetic Control, which means an increase of R$ 68,216,880.00 in these costs from accidents involving motorcycles.

Keywords: tax incentives; public policy evaluation; costs; public health.

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Cícero da Silva Martins Junior, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Mestre em Economia Regional. PPGECON-Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Caruaru. Pernambuco. Brasil.

Wellington Ribeiro Justo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Universidade Regional do Cariri

Agronomist - UFRPE

Economist - URCA

Master in Rural Economy - UFC

PhD in Economics - PIMES-UFPE

Associate Professor at URCA

Professor at PPGECON-UFPE

Professor of PPGERU- URCA

Roberta de Moraes Rocha, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Economista - UFPE. Mestre em Economia - UFPE. Doutora em Economia - PIMES-UFPE. Professora do PPGECON

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2023-11-01

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Martins Junior, C. da S., Justo, W. R., & Rocha, R. de M. (2023). Impact of the policy of tax incentives to the automotive sector on public health costs due to motorcycle accidents in Brazil. DRd - Desenvolvimento Regional Em Debate, 13, 377–396. https://doi.org/10.24302/drd.v13.3753

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