Analysis of the Impact of Institutional Changes on Sugar Production in Brazil between 1980 to 2015

Authors

  • Diogo Ferraz Universidade de São Paulo (USP) / University of Hohenheim https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4037-7171
  • Fabíola Cristina Ribeiro de Oliveira Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP)
  • Maria Rita Pontes Assumpção Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/exactaep.v17n1.8108

Keywords:

Sugar, Institutional Changes, Sugarcane Sector, Econometrics.

Abstract

 This paper analyzes the impact of institutional changes on sugar production in Brazil between 1980 and 2015. Three of these institutional changes were considered: the Very High Polarization (VHP) sugar innovation; Sectoral deregulation; The fall of European subsidies to the production of this commodity. The relevance of this work lies in the fact that these changes - already recognized in the discussions on the development of the sugar and alcohol sector - are analyzed empirically using statistical techniques (hypothesis test, growth rates and econometric model). The hypothesis test proved that the average sugar production changed before and after each event. The growth rates showed that, after each change, the rhythm of production was changed, especially for the Center-South region and for the State of São Paulo. Econometric models have confirmed that institutional changes have altered the slope of the sugar production curve and provide estimates of this growth. It is verified that the innovation of VHP sugar was the institutional change that most impacted Brazilian production.

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Author Biographies

Diogo Ferraz, Universidade de São Paulo (USP) / University of Hohenheim

PhD candidate em Economia na Universität Hohenheim (Departamento de Economia - Economia da Inovação, Stuttgart/Alemanha). Doutorando em Engenharia de Produção na Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Economista e mestre em Engenharia de Produção, possui experiência em modelos econométricos, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) e Agent-based modelling. Utiliza base de dados como a PNAD/IBGE, RAIS/CAGED do Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego e dados do Banco Mundial, por meio de softwares como o Stata e o Matlab. A área de pesquisa relaciona questões sobre complexidade econômica, inovação, desenvolvimento humano e bioeconomia. Em 2018, foi pesquisador visitante na Universität Hohenheim. Membro dos grupos de pesquisa: Análise de Desempenho de Sistemas Produtivos (USP) e Sustentabilidade e Desenvolvimento Humano (UNESP-Bauru).

Fabíola Cristina Ribeiro de Oliveira, Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP)

Doutora em Economia pela ESALQ/USP.

Maria Rita Pontes Assumpção, Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP)

Doutora em Engenharia de Produção pela USP.

Published

2019-03-26

How to Cite

Ferraz, D., Oliveira, F. C. R. de, & Assumpção, M. R. P. (2019). Analysis of the Impact of Institutional Changes on Sugar Production in Brazil between 1980 to 2015. Exacta, 17(1), 127–145. https://doi.org/10.5585/exactaep.v17n1.8108