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BRAZIL’S ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION: AN OVERVIEW. Edmar Bacha Stern School of Business , NYU September 28, 2012. SUMMARY. Inflation record , before and after 1994 GDP growth experience Recent macroeconomic indicators Some structural challenges.
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BRAZIL’S ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION: AN OVERVIEW Edmar Bacha Stern School of Business, NYU September 28, 2012
SUMMARY • Inflationrecord, beforeandafter 1994 • GDP growthexperience • Recentmacroeconomicindicators • Some structuralchallenges
THE TWO BRAZIL’S: INFLATION BEFORE AND AFTER THE 1994 REAL PLAN
MONTHLY INFLATION FROM JAN 1980 TO THE REAL PLAN (JULY 1994)
AVERAGE ANNUAL REAL GROWTH RATE OF HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME, 1999-2009
GROSS AND NET EXTERNAL DEBT AS A RATIO OF G&S EXPORTS, 1970.IV-2011.III
REAL EFFECTIVE EXCHANGE RATE (2005=100)(1980/12 TO 2012/5, 12 MO MA)
BRAZIL’S INVESTMENT RATE:RECENT EVOLUTION AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER L.A. COUNTRIES
G&S IMPORTS OVER GDP (%): BRAZIL, OTHER L.A. COUNTRIES, BRICS (2007-11 RANGE) Argentina 16-22 Brazil 11-13 Chile 32-40 Colombia 17-20 Mexico 29-32 Peru 20-27 China 22-30 India 24-30 Russia 20-22 SouthAfrica 28-34 Average (except BR) 23-28
SOURCES FOR THE SLIDES • S3: Miriam Leitão, Saga Brasileira: A Longa Luta de um Povo por sua Moeda. Record, 2011: 260-261. • S4-S7: Henrique Carvalho, “IPCA e IGP-M: Inflação Histórica no Brasil”, February 21, 2011. Avaliableat: www.hcinvestimentos.com/2011/02/21/ipca-igpm-inflacao-historica/. • S8, S10, S14-S19: Armando Castelar, ”Desempenho Recente e Perspectivas de Crescimento da Economia Brasileira”. Presentation to theSeminar: WhitherLatin America? Rio de Janeiro: Vargas Foundation, August 9-10, 2012. • S9: Edmar Bachaand Regis Bonelli, “Accounting for theriseandfallofBrazil’sPost-WW-II GDP growth”, July 2012. Availableat: www.iepecdg.com.br. • S11: Edmar Bacha, “Introdução”. In: E. Bacha, Belíndia 2.0: Fábulas e Ensaios sobre o País dos Contrastes. Civilização Brasileira, 2012, forthcoming.” • S12: IPEA, Ädecada inclusiva (2001-2011): desigualdade, pobreza e politicas de renda”, Comunicados do IPEA n. 153, Sept., 25, 2012. • S13: Thanks to Aurelio Bicalho, from Banco Itaú BBA. • S20: Edmar Bacha, “Bonança externa e desindustrialização: uma análise do período 2005-2011”. In: E. Bachaand M. de Bolle (eds.), O Futuro da Indústria no Brasil: Desindustrialização em Debate. Civilização Brasileira, 2012, forthcoming. • S21: Edmar Bacha, “Brazil’sGrowthPotential: Some NumericalExercises”. Presentation to theSeminar: WhiterLatin America? Rio de Janeiro: Vargas Foundation, August 9-10, 2012.