The Microcomputer Industry in Brazil: The Case of a Protected High-Technology Industry

Preface Introduction History of Informatics Policy in Brazil First Period: Computers Before 1976 and the Origin of the Market Reserve Policy Second Period: From CSN to the Informatics Law (1980-84) The Third Period: "The Crucial Years" (1985-90) The Fourth Period: The End of the Market Reserve: 1990-92 Final Comments Analysis of the Institutional Evolution of the Market Reserve The New Institutional Economics: Basic Concepts and Ideas First Period: The Origin of the Policy and the Transition to SEI Second Period: SEI and the Informatics Law Third Period: The Market Reserve Under Democracy Concluding Remarks Structure and Other Characteristics of the Microcomputer Industry Introduction The Value and Quantity Produced Smuggling and the Demand for Microcomputers Entry and Concentration Main Producers and the Average Firm The Cost Structure Final Considerations Prices and Performance Introduction Prices The Costs of Protection Conclusion Industry Performance and Opportunity Cost of Protection Causes of the Bad Performance of the Market Reserve Mistakes and Lessons Appendix 1: Summary of Legislation Appendix 2: Technical Details of the Hedonic Model and the Consumer Surplus Measure Appendix 3: Detailed Results of Hedonic Regressions Bibliographical References IndexEduardo Luzio is the author of 'The Microcomputer Industry in Brazil: The Case of a Protected High-Technology Industry', published 1996 under ISBN 9780275949235 and ISBN 0275949230.