Productive diversification of Brazilian manufacturing industry

Authors

  • Milene Tessarin University of Johannesburg
  • Paulo Cesar Morceiro University of Johannesburg
  • Joaquim Jose Martins Guilhoto OECD e FEA-USP

Abstract

This study made an exploratory analysis of the Brazilian productive diversification with official unpublished information of multiproducts plants obtained from Annual Industrial Survey of IBGE. The study is innovative because it presents direct production data of multiproducts plants and elaborates a parameter for comparison between portion of diversified and non-diversified sectors. Another differential refers to the high level of sectoral disaggregation, which includes about 100 manufacturing sectors. Results shows that the share of sectors with companies that diversify production is small, however, it is representative in terms of net sales revenue and production value. The economic indicators for the diversified portion are more significant and grow as the level of diversification increases. Low and medium-low tech sectors tend to diversify more towards close sectors (intra-industry) while high and medium-high technology diversifies for both intra and interindustry.

Author Biographies

  • Milene Tessarin, University of Johannesburg

    Economista pela Unesp. Mestre em Política Científica e Tecnológica pela UNICAMP. Doutora em Economia pela Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade da USP. Pós-doutorado em andamento pelo SARChi in Industrial Development, University of Johannesburg – South Africa.

  • Paulo Cesar Morceiro, University of Johannesburg

    Economista e Mestre em Economia pela UNESP. Doutor em Economia pela Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP). Pesquisador da FIPE e do NEREUS. Pós-doutorado em andamento pelo SARChi in Industrial Development, University of Johannesburg – South Africa.

  • Joaquim Jose Martins Guilhoto, OECD e FEA-USP

    Economista da Organização para a Cooperação e Desenvolvimento Econômico (OCDE) e professor da FEA-USP. O conteúdo desta publicação expressa a visão deste autor e não necessariamente representa a visão da OCDE ou dos seus países membros.

Published

2022-04-01

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 2 (2021): Economia e Sociedade

Section

Articles

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