Join us for a talk with speaker Georgia Rodrigues Ferreira da Silva, Master in Economics at Cândido Mendes University.
This event is part of the Brazil Research Seminar Series.
Since the early 2000s, some Latin American countries have experienced growth in their gross domestic products. One of the reasons for this is the strong increment in exports of primary products by increasing demand and maintaining attractive profits for producers, due to the expansion of the Chinese economy. The “China Effect” includes a progressive demand for these products to sustain its domestic growth and manufacturing of its products which invade the shelves of the entire world at competitive prices. Within this context, Latin American countries witness a significant decrease in manufactured products in the export agenda. The main consequence of this fact is the concentration of economic investments in agricultural activities, causing the dismantlement of Latin American industries, and causing those countries to invest in products with greater relative advantages. Ms. da Silva's research analyses this phenomenon, in a comparative way, focusing on two Latin American countries: Brazil and Argentina.
Georgia Rodrigues Ferreira da Silva holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (2007) and a Master's degree in Economics from Cândido Mendes University (2015). Ms. da Silva is a specialist in Agribusiness and a Civil Servant at the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro since 2007. She has experience in Administration, focusing on Public Administration, acting on the following subjects: Public policies, family farming, and biodiesel.
Our seminar series is held at Columbia, in the International Affairs Building, 420 West 118th Street, Room 802. We will begin each session at 1:00 pm.
