Determinants of exports from Rio Grande do Sul between 1997 and 2021

Abstract

The present study presents an empirical analysis of the determinants of exports from Rio Grande do Sul between 1997 and 2021. Over the last 25 years, there has been a clear change in both the matrix of exported goods and the destination of exports of goods from RS. Using the Ordinary Least Squares methodology, the results found in the empirical analysis show that the expansion of exports to China contributes to the expansion of exports of primary sector goods. Consequently, this expansion is the determining factor for the decline in manufactured exports.