The impacts of the exchange rate fluctuations on competitive exportation of Brazilian steel sector / IMPACTOS DAS VARIAÃÃES DA TAXA DE CÃMBIO SOBRE A COMPETITIVIDADE EXPORTADORA DO SETOR SIDERÃRGICO BRASILEIRO

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2003

RESUMO

The purpose of this study is to verify if exchange rate fluctuations interfere with competitive exportation of Brazilian steel sector. For this purpose it was used a hyphotesis guideline. By hyphotesis adopted, price advantages originated from exchange fluctuations lose importance because of the oligopoly control over world steel companies, international depression of steel prices, imposition of barriers and other restrictions imposed by central countries government , specially U.S. For the purpose of this research it was done a historical cut of five years, delimiting research period from 1997 to 2001. The objective of this cut was the isolation of facts that can determine the competitiveness such as exchange fluctuations, market structure, trade barriers, and other factors for example privatization that can interfere with the results. The content of this analysis was composed of affiliated companies of Brazilian Steel Institute in 2002. The subject of this study was the exportation supported by Brazilian steel companies within research period. Methodologically speaking, observation, comparative and statistics methods were used according to ex post fact research method and documented bibliography. In the preview of this literature were focused international trade, International Monetary System, Brazilian exchange rate environment after Real, competitiveness and market structure. The discussion was addressed to the situation of world steel sector and specific situations of the United States and Brazil. The study was concluded with final considerations. It was concluded that hypotheses was veridical. The data showed that exchange fluctuation (exchange devaluation) does not increase competitive exportation of the sector because there was no relevant increase in several steel products exportation indicating that oligopoly structure of the sector and market protection barriers eliminate exchange advantages. Nevertheless, the conclusion was that exchange fluctuation interferes with financial performance of Brazilian steel companies causing high debts in dollars.

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setor siderÃrgico steel sector exchange basis administracao de setores especificos competitividade exportadora competitive exportation regime cambial

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