Brazil's Comparative Advantages and Specialization Dynamics in
Agri-food Trade

J 2021

Brazil's Comparative Advantages and Specialization Dynamics in Agri-food Trade

ZDRÁHAL, Ivo, Martin HRABÁLEK, Petr KADLEC and Oldřich KRPEC

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Original name

Brazil's Comparative Advantages and Specialization Dynamics in Agri-food Trade

Authors

ZDRÁHAL, Ivo (203 Czech Republic), Martin HRABÁLEK (203 Czech Republic), Petr KADLEC (203 Czech Republic) and Oldřich KRPEC (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Agris On-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, Praha, Czech University of Life Sciences, 2021, 1804-1930

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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RIV/00216224:14230/21:00123634

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.7160/aol.2021.130210

Keywords in English

European Union; Liberalization; Markov Chain Model; MERCOSUR; Specialization

Abstract

V originále

In the last decades Brazil has become a global agri-food powerhouse. The article interrogates the shape and its stability of revealed comparative advantages in 46 of its agri-food products for the period 1995-2017. The results support the argument that the Brazil's agri-food trade was formed by comparative advantages of specific agri-food sectors. The results show that the external shape of agri-food specialization has strengthened, first since early 2000s and second when the trade shifted more towards China. The pattern was stable according revealed comparative (dis)advantage of particular products, more changes occurred in each product's score and in ranking of products. Products without initial comparative advantage seem to remain uncompetitive whilst the products with strong initial comparative advantage continue to be competitive. The persistence in distribution has increased. This suggests, the shape of Brazil's revealed comparative advantage in agri-food trade has evolved towards its finite structure (ceteris paribus).

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ZDRÁHAL, Ivo, Martin HRABÁLEK, Petr KADLEC and Oldřich KRPEC. Brazil's Comparative Advantages and Specialization Dynamics in Agri-food Trade. Agris On-line Papers in Economics and Informatics. Praha: Czech University of Life Sciences, 2021, vol. 13, No 2, p. 121-139. ISSN 1804-1930. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/aol.2021.130210.

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ZDRÁHAL, Ivo, Martin HRABÁLEK, Petr KADLEC and Oldřich KRPEC. Brazil's Comparative Advantages and Specialization Dynamics in Agri-food Trade. \textit{Agris On-line Papers in Economics and Informatics}. Praha: Czech University of Life Sciences, 2021, vol.~13, No~2, p.~121-139. ISSN~1804-1930. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.7160/aol.2021.130210.

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