title: Ensaios sobre determinantes da complexidade econômica em economias intensivas em recursos naturais
abstract: The experience of natural resources-based economies with economic growth is notable for the constant need to overcome structural challenges, one of the main obstacles manifested by the inability to provide a beneficial change in their productive structure in favor of their activities diversification. Added to this are the challenges in seeking a level of productive sophistication compatible with a sustained trajectory of long-run growth. With this issue in perspective, this thesis aims to empiri