ANALYSIS OF BRAZILIAN EXPORTS OF CONIFER WOOD MOLDINGS THROUGH GRAVITY TRADE MODEL 1

摘要

ABSTRACT This study aimed to analyze Brazilian exports of softwood moldings between the years 1997-2013, by means of a gravity trade model. The main explanatory variables used were GDP of Brazil, importing country???′s GDP, and distance between Brazil and its trade partner. The results showed that all variables had the expected behavior. The variables???′ coefficient of GDP of Brazil and the importing country's GDP presented a positive influence on trade flow of softwood moldings. The distance coefficient presented a negative influence on trade flow, which showed to be a barrier to Brazilian exports of this product. Results also show that the level of trade is more influenced by the GDP in Brazil than at the importing country's GDP.