Impacts of the age structure on the economic performance of Brazilian regions between 1991 and 2010

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https://doi.org/10.20947/S0102-3098a0116

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Demographic Transition, Economic Growth, Brazilian Regions

Abstract

This study aims to analyze how age structure affected the economic performance of Brazilian regions between the 1990s and 2010. For this research, information is mainly taken from that provided by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) through the 1991, 2000 and 2010 editions of the Demographic Census. The empirical strategy adopted consists of the estimation of a model of spatial autocorrelation by the two-stage least squares method. The results showed that both child and elderly dependency ratio have a negative impact on economic growth, with the effects being more pronounced in less developed regions. Still, it was found that, when significant, the effect of the elderly dependency ratio is more pronounced in relation to children.

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Marianne Zwilling Stampe, Udesc

Marianne Zwilling Stampe é doutora em Economia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Professora adjunta na Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina.

Fernando Pozzobon, Udesc

Fernando Pozzobon é mestre em Economia pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Professor assistente na Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina.

Thais Waideman Niquito, Udesc

Thais Waideman Niquito é doutora em Economia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do
Sul. Professora adjunta na Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina.

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2020-07-20

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Zwilling Stampe, M., Pozzobon, F., & Waideman Niquito, T. (2020). Impacts of the age structure on the economic performance of Brazilian regions between 1991 and 2010. Brazilian Journal of Population Studies, 37, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.20947/S0102-3098a0116

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