Exchange rate controls and illegal trade in Brazil: a lesson from the 80´s

The coexistence of exchange rate control, a black market for foreign currency and illegal trade has been a common characteristic of developing economies. The paper undertakes an empirical investigation about the interaction between high premia on the black market for the Dollar and illegal trade for...

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Autor principal: Marcos C. Holanda
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:155e502a839c4457b3952824e1edb1ed2021-11-24T16:07:53ZExchange rate controls and illegal trade in Brazil: a lesson from the 80´s0101-41611980-5357https://doaj.org/article/155e502a839c4457b3952824e1edb1ed2000-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.revistas.usp.br/ee/article/view/117650https://doaj.org/toc/0101-4161https://doaj.org/toc/1980-5357The coexistence of exchange rate control, a black market for foreign currency and illegal trade has been a common characteristic of developing economies. The paper undertakes an empirical investigation about the interaction between high premia on the black market for the Dollar and illegal trade for the case of Brazilian economy. It develops a new approach to access the size of illegal trade and shows that during the 80s’ illegal trade accounted for a significant portion of Brazilian international transactions. Marcos C. HolandaUniversidade de São Pauloarticleexchange rateillegal tradeBrazilian economyEconomics as a scienceHB71-74ENPTEstudos Econômicos, Vol 30, Iss 3 (2000)
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topic exchange rate
illegal trade
Brazilian economy
Economics as a science
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illegal trade
Brazilian economy
Economics as a science
HB71-74
Marcos C. Holanda
Exchange rate controls and illegal trade in Brazil: a lesson from the 80´s
description The coexistence of exchange rate control, a black market for foreign currency and illegal trade has been a common characteristic of developing economies. The paper undertakes an empirical investigation about the interaction between high premia on the black market for the Dollar and illegal trade for the case of Brazilian economy. It develops a new approach to access the size of illegal trade and shows that during the 80s’ illegal trade accounted for a significant portion of Brazilian international transactions.
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author Marcos C. Holanda
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title Exchange rate controls and illegal trade in Brazil: a lesson from the 80´s
title_short Exchange rate controls and illegal trade in Brazil: a lesson from the 80´s
title_full Exchange rate controls and illegal trade in Brazil: a lesson from the 80´s
title_fullStr Exchange rate controls and illegal trade in Brazil: a lesson from the 80´s
title_full_unstemmed Exchange rate controls and illegal trade in Brazil: a lesson from the 80´s
title_sort exchange rate controls and illegal trade in brazil: a lesson from the 80´s
publisher Universidade de São Paulo
publishDate 2000
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