Factors that influence the debit of Brazilian States

Authors

  • Gilmar Ribeiro de Mello Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná
  • Valmor Slomski Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v3i7.34751

Keywords:

indebtedness, public debt, Brazilian states

Abstract

The indebtedness of Brazilian States is directly connected with the investment capacity in social welfare development. However, some governors have used this way of obtaining resources irrationally, charging their State with debts that are hard to manage. The lack of information often represents a decisive factor for this occurrence. Hence, this study aims to identify the factors that influence the indebtedness of Brazilian States, considering the aspects related to the revenue and expense structure. To comply with this objective, a bibliographic review was carried out to identify the main factors, related to revenues and expenses, which could contribute to this explanation. The population includes the 26 Brazilian States, the research period ranges from 2000 to 2005 and the statistical tool used is regression with panel data. The results demonstrated that the factors that most influence indebtedness are related to revenues from transfers; per capita revenue and total current coverage (this influence is negative). Moreover, another factor of influence is the indebtedness from the previous period, which exerts a positive impact.

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2009-12-01

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Mello, G. R. de, & Slomski, V. (2009). Factors that influence the debit of Brazilian States . Revista De Contabilidade E Organizações, 3(7), 78-92. https://doi.org/10.11606/rco.v3i7.34751