Behavior of the International Investment Position and its various aspects: an analysis of the external vulnerability of the Brazilian economy, 1995-2016.
External vulnerability; Brazilian economy; International Investment Position; External Solvency; External liquidity
The external vulnerability of the Brazilian economy, the main theme of this work, can be analyzed in several perspectives. In this research, we observed the external vulnerability from the perspective of several indicators, but with an emphasis on the International Investment Position (IIP) during the period 1995-2016, with emphasis on the influence of asset prices (ak) on the IIP. The results show that the ak rate influenced in a majority way the variation of the International Investment Position, contributing to a reduction in the external vulnerability of the Brazilian economy when positive. However, the external vulnerability should not be analyzed only from the perspective of the IIP. Therefore, we analyzed several indices of external vulnerability, in which we verified good results in relation to the external liquidity scope, reflecting an improvement in the external vulnerability on the conjunctural issue. Observing the external vulnerability indices by the scope of the external solvency evidencing bad results, characterizing a worsening in the structural vulnerability in the Brazilian economy. We also observed vulnerability indexes in two different periods (1995-2002 and 2003-2006). In the period 1995-2002, vulnerability indexes presented poor results on both solvency and external liquidity issues. In relation to the indices in the 2003-2006 period, we observed better results in relation to external liquidity.