The efficiency consequences of institutional change: the political economy of financial market regulation and industrial productivity growth in Brazil, 1866-1934

This paper examines one of the central hypotheses of the New Institutional Economics: that the reform of institutions—the rules and regulations enforced by the State that both permit and bound the operation of markets—is crucial for the process of economic growth. It examines this hypothesis by esti...

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Autor principal: Stephen Haber
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Publicado: Universidade de São Paulo 1998
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Sumario:This paper examines one of the central hypotheses of the New Institutional Economics: that the reform of institutions—the rules and regulations enforced by the State that both permit and bound the operation of markets—is crucial for the process of economic growth. It examines this hypothesis by estimating the productivity gain afforded to Brazilian textile firms by the reform of the regulations governing Brazil’s securities markets in 1890.    The paper argues that the reform of the regulations pertaining to limited liability and mandatory disclosure permitted the widespread use of Brazil’s debt and equity markets to mobilize capital for industry. This meant that the capital constraints faced by firms prior to the 1890’s were relaxed. The result was an increased rate of investment, a growth in the size of firms, and accelerated rates of growth of productivity.