O papel das exportações e do sistema nacional de inovação no crescimento econômico do Brasil

Abstract

The aim of this work is to investigate the theoretical and empirical interrelationships among economic growth, the National System of Innovations (SI) and the exports (measured by its aggregate factor). In order to do so we used the Vector Autoregressive (VAR) Model and impulse response functions (IRF) and the forecast error variance decomposition (FADV). It was found that exports of manufactured goods affect Brazil’s quarterly real GDP growth rate in a more sustainable way. In addition, it was found that SI first affects exports (with some volatility over time), which in turn affects the real GDP growth rate. The results suggest that the degree of development of the National System of Innovations (SI) is a qualitative determinant of the productive potential of a country, which plays a central role in the explanation of exports by aggregate factor.