Developments in trade relations of the southern Brazil states with Mercosur member countries, from 2010 to 2015

  • Luciana Aparecida Bastos Universidade Estadual do Paraná
  • Talita da Silva Paulino Universidade Estadual do Paraná
  • Rodrigo Monteiro da Silva Universidade Estadual do Paraná
  • Janete Leige Lopes Universidade Estadual do Paraná
  • Jesus Crepaldi Universidade Estadual do Paraná
Keywords: international trade; southern states of Brazil; economic blocks; Mercosur.

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze the evolution of trade relations between Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina with Mercosur member countries: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela, in the period from 2010 to 2015. The aim is to understand the behaved the trade balance of each state in relation to the South of Brazil in relation to the block. The methodological procedures used to reach the objective of the study were bibliographic review and descriptive statistics. The results indicate that trade with Mercosur was more advantageous for the state of Paraná, and Rio Grande do Sul was the state of the southern region of Brazil that presented the worst commercial relations with Mercosur.

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Published
2019-12-12
How to Cite
Bastos, L. A., Paulino, T. da S., Silva, R. M. da, Lopes, J. L., & Crepaldi, J. (2019). Developments in trade relations of the southern Brazil states with Mercosur member countries, from 2010 to 2015. Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences, 41(3), e48326. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihumansoc.v41i3.48326
Section
Economy