Diversitas Journal (Jan 2021)
The electronic industry: a perspective from the economic scenario
Abstract
Itisimportanttoexecuteanalysisthatcontributetoagreaterunderstandingofourdomesticeconomy.Thereby,thisworkintendstounderstanditsbehaviorandtrajectoryoftheelectronicindustrysectorintheBrazilianeconomyinlastdecade.Forthat,weusedmicrodatacollectedinthePesquisaIndustrialAnual(PIA)withintentionoftracingfundamentalcharacteristicsandtrendsofthedivisionovertheyears.Thetheoreticalreferenceproposesinnovationandtechnologicalprogressasastimulatingfortheprogressofthesector,brieflyvisitstheintroductionofthecomputerindustryinBrazilandthepoliciescarriedoutwiththepurposeofpromotingthedivision.Inaddition,transformationindustrywascomparedthesector26.Therefore,wedemonstrateanapparentdecelerationinthedivision,basedonthenegativeimpactofthepoliticsandeconomicsdisturbancethatoccurredinthedecadeunderanalysis.Thereductioninthenumberofregisteredcompanies,employedpeopleandtheprofitmarginrate,theincreaseinstocksandcostsincurredinthesectorevidencedthisfact.Finally,thegenerationofincomeattheleveloftheanalyzedgroupsstandsout,whichwasresponsiblefortheperformanceobtainedbyhealth-relatedequipmentandmaterials,whichhavegreatertechnologicalcomplexityandahigherdegreeofaddedvalue.
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