Economic integration and development in Paraná

an input-output approach

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https://doi.org/10.24302/drd.v13.3805

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the productive structure of Paraná through the indicators of an input-output matrix, focusing on Paraná's inter-regional relations with the South and with the rest of Brazil. For this, a matrix with 68 sectors was used, calibrated for 2011. The results indicate that the lumber, chemical and oil activities are the most relevant for the economy of Paraná. To a lesser extent, agricultural, sugar, cellulose and other food activities also stand out. No relevant differences were found in Paraná in relation to the Brazilian and the southern average structure regarding the intra-regional component of the multipliers, and the value of the sectors' backward linkage indexes. However, with respect to forward linkages, Paraná's oil, timber, agriculture, and other food sectors showed much stronger linkages than the national average, while the oil, timber, and sugar sectors have much higher forward linkages than the southern average.

Keywords: regional economics; Paraná; input-output matrix.

Author Biographies

Gabriela Henrique Zangiski, Fundação Getúlio Vargas/EPGE

Doctoral Student in Economics (FGV-EPGE), Master's Student in Applied Economics (FEA-RP), graduated in Economic Sciences, from the Federal University of Paraná (2020). Areas of interest: Game Theory and Mechanism Design, Environmental Economics and Regional Economics.

Terciane Sabadini Carvalho, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Adjunct Professor at the Department of Economics at the Federal University of Paraná and at the Postgraduate Program in Economic Development (PPGDE/UFPR). President of the Brazilian Association of Regional and Urban Studies. Graduated in Economic Sciences from the Federal University of Viçosa (2006), Master in Applied Economics from the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (2008) and Ph.D. in Economics with an emphasis on regional and urban economics from Cedeplar (Regional Development and Planning Center) at Federal University of Minas Gerais (2014). He has experience in the field of economics, with an emphasis on regional economics, agricultural and natural resource economics and applied economics, working mainly with computable general equilibrium, input-output and spatial econometric models.

Published

2023-11-01

How to Cite

Zangiski, G. H., & Carvalho, T. S. (2023). Economic integration and development in Paraná: an input-output approach. DRd - Desenvolvimento Regional Em Debate, 13, 397–414. https://doi.org/10.24302/drd.v13.3805

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