The asymmetric Brazilian input–output network
ISSN: 0144-3585
Article publication date: 21 July 2020
Issue publication date: 9 April 2021
Abstract
Purpose
The authors observed few sectors with many connections and many sectors with few connections, “in the Brazilian input-output network,” which meant that sectoral idiosyncratic shocks may lead to aggregate fluctuations.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors considered the Brazilian input–output tables for the years 2010 and 2015 and found a significant asymmetry in the roles that sectors play as input suppliers to others.
Findings
Generalized Pareto exponents decreased from one period to the other, which suggested that the input–output network has become more vulnerable to shocks.
Practical implications
The authors identified real estate as the most important sector and, given its high connectivity, shocks to it could become a major driver of the Brazilian business cycle.
Originality/value
This is the first paper examining the asymmetric structure of the Brazilian input–output table, and results are compared with those for the US table.
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Acknowledgements
Funding: Financial support from CNPq, Capes and FAP-DF is acknowledged.
Citation
Gonçalves, J., Matsushita, R. and Da Silva, S. (2021), "The asymmetric Brazilian input–output network", Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 48 No. 3, pp. 604-615. https://doi.org/10.1108/JES-05-2020-0225
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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