Análise econômica do setor sucroalcooleiro de Pernambuco e São Paulo entre 1990 e 2018

Abstract

This paper is a result of a comparative study of annual field productivies (tons/hectare) of sugarcane plantations in the Brazilian states of Pernambuco and São Paulo, andthusidentifying what micro and macroeconomic variables affect these yields. For the present study, the statistical analyses, the interstate gap of productivity and identification ofthevariables responsible for the differences between these states, were the main scope of this study. The genesis of competition between the main producing states of sugarcane in Brazil, Pernambuco and São Paulo, was historically contextualized and how this process developed until the present time and what are the main problems seen by the NewInstitutionalEconomics. Additionally, the consequences of the influence of interventionist policies of the Brazilian government in this process was identified. A holistic diagnosis was presented that can serve the sugar cane sector of Pernambuco that allows for accuracy in the mitigation of the causes of deficiency of rural productivity, detailing the variables that cause productivity gaps.