Relationship between investment in intangibles and total factor productivity: a study of the brazilian industrial sector

Autor: Janderson Martins Vaz, Gideon Carvalho de Benedicto, Francisval de Melo Carvalho, Fabrício Molica de Mendonça
Jazyk: portugalština
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Revista Contemporânea de Contabilidade, Vol 11, Iss 24, Pp 43-64 (2014)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1807-1821
2175-8069
DOI: 10.5007/2175-8069.2014v11n24p43
Popis: The present study aimed to investigate the intangibility and total factor productivity (TFP) and verify causality relationship between these two variables in the Brazilian industrial sector. To that end, the variables were analyzed using the Granger causality test. The results of Granger causality tests showed that two of the twelve sectors analyzed showed causality of GI in the sense of Granger for TFP. On the other hand, two sectors showed causality of TFP in the sense of Granger for GI. These results concluded that the intangibility of the Brazilian industrial sector, despite having growth, has not yet reached the levels of intangibility of the companies belonging to the most developed countries.
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