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Country Study Proposal: Brazil
Country Study Proposal: Brazil
The country proposed for the study is Brazil, which is among the middle income economies. The sources of data include GlobalEDGE, Trading Economics, Heritage Foundation, World Bank, and Transparency International. The sources are credibly acceptable for research, academic, and other uses. The following table identifies the key variable, the period of the data covered, and the sources as mentioned above.
| Variable | Time-period | Source |
| Top 5 Imports Partners: China, United States, Argentina, German, and Nigeria | 2014 | GlobalEDGE
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| Top 5 Export Partners: China, United States, Argentina, Netherlands, and Japan. | 2014 | GlobalEDGE |
| Top 5 Imported Commodities: Oil & Mineral Fuels, Industrial Machinery, electrical machinery, Motor Vehicles & parts, and Organic chemical | 2014 | GlobalEDGE |
| Top 5 Exported Commodities: Ores, Oil Seeds, Oil & Mineral Fuels. Meat, and Industrial machinery | 2014 | GlobalEDGE |
| Real Per Capita GDP | 2006-2014 | Trading Economics |
| Openness Index | 2012-2016 | Heritage Foundation |
| Imports/GDP | 2006- 2015 | World Bank |
| Exports/GDP | 2006- 2015 | World Bank |
| Current Account Balance/GDP | 2006-2016 | Trading Economics |
| Corruption Perception Index | 2015 | Transparency International |
| Exchange rate: | 2006-2015 | Trading Economics |
| Average tariff rate | 2006- 2015 | World Bank |
| FDI flows | 2006- 2015 | World Bank |
