Algumas considerações sobre a base de exportação das regiões brasileiras

Abstract

This article analyzes the behavior of the economy's export base of Brazilian Regions in 2000 and 2012 by the theoretical reference of the export base of Douglas North and using Location Quotient and Job Multiplier as regional analysis indicators; data were collected from the Brazilian Ministry of Labor and Employment. The main results suggest that prevalent activities are: (1) in the North Region, the extractivism and services in industries of public utility; (2) in the Northeast Region, the extractivism and public administration; (3) in the Southeast Region, the sectors of mineral extractivism and services; and, (4) in the South Region, the metal, textile, and automotive industries. The Midwest Region showed the most promising with significant data. Concerning the job multiplier, it was identified that employment increased in all of the regions during the analyzed years, which involves greater capacity to generate jobs.