title: [The Brazilian pharmaceutical industry and foreign trade: is there evidence of regressive specialization?].
abstract: Based on an exploratory discussion, the aim of this article is to investigate whether there is evidence of regressive specialization in the foreign trade pattern of the Brazilian pharmaceutical industry since trade liberalization in the 1990s. A descriptive statistical analysis drew on data for foreign trade in pharmaceutical and organic chemical products, available in the Aliceweb system of the Ministry of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade, covering the periods 1989-1995 and 1996-2008. The results, especially concerning trends in Brazil's trade with developed countries, suggest evidence of regressive specialization.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Economia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Pasteur 250, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. motafb@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fábio Batista
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.forename: José Eduardo
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Cassiolato
authors.forename: Carlos Augusto Grabois
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Gadelha
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics*; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D038622:Internationality; D007843:Latin America; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000191:economics*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations