Investimentos em infra-estrutura no Nordeste: projeções de impacto e perspectivas de desenvolvimento

Abstract

This paper analyzes a set of infrastructure programs (Sewer, Housing, Transports, Communications and Energy) in the Northeast region of Brazil, announced by the federal government in the scope of the PAC (Plano de Aceleração do Crescimento). We use an interregional computable general equilibrium model in order to estimate short run and long run impacts in the region’s states. The results indicate the potential impact of these projects on growth and regional inequality.regional economics; regional inequality; infrastructure; computable general equilibrium; Brazil