Incerteza e atividade econômica no Brasil

Abstract

This paper is aimed at the relationship between uncertainty and economic activity in Brazil. Uncertainty is proxied by an index based on the frequency of economic uncertainty-related articles in newspapers, the standard deviation of growth expectations and stock market volatility. Uncertainty is countercyclical, and uncertainty shocks produce negative and quickier effects in Brazilian economy, when compared with interest rate shocks. The results are similar to those found for other countries.