USINAS HIDRELÉTRICAS NO BRASIL GERAM EFEITOS ECONÔMICOS LOCAIS DIVERSOS

The study finds that the economic benefits of constructing hydroelectric power plants (UHEs) in Brazil are generally modest, short-term, and do not fundamentally transform local economies. While formal employment and municipal revenues typically increase during the first few years of construction, these effects often dissipate after five or six years. However, significant variation exists between municipalities, with some maintaining gains and others experiencing losses, suggesting that impacts must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

• The economic effects of hydroelectric power plant construction are generally short-term; growth observed in the first two to three years typically disappears after five or six years, coinciding with the end of construction.
• Formal employment increases significantly in the short term, with an average rise of 10% to 37% in the first year, but this stabilizes to an 8% to 14% increase five years later.
• There is high variability in employment outcomes across municipalities: approximately 25% saw formal employment increase by at least 38%, while another 25% saw it decrease by 15%.
• The construction of these plants does not lead to deep structural changes in local economies, as the share of formal employment across sectors such as industry, services, retail, agriculture, and construction remains unchanged.
• Total municipal revenue increases during the first two years of construction and then stabilizes at approximately 4% higher than in municipalities without plants.
• The medium-term increase in current revenues is likely driven by state and federal transfers and financial compensation from the projects rather than increased local tax collection, which decreases to 2.5% in the medium term.

APA

Assunão, J., Szerman, D., & Costa, F. (2017). USINAS HIDRELÉTRICAS NO BRASIL GERAM EFEITOS ECONÔMICOS LOCAIS DIVERSOS. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Resumo_Usinas_hidreletricas_no_Brasil_geram_efeitos_economicos_locais_diversos.pdf

Chicago

Assunão, Juliano, Dimitri Szerman, and Francisco Costa. USINAS HIDRELÉTRICAS NO BRASIL GERAM EFEITOS ECONÔMICOS LOCAIS DIVERSOS. Climate Policy Initiative, 2017. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Resumo_Usinas_hidreletricas_no_Brasil_geram_efeitos_economicos_locais_diversos.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{assuno2017usinas, author = {Assunão, Juliano and Szerman, Dimitri and Costa, Francisco}, title = {{USINAS HIDRELÉTRICAS NO BRASIL GERAM EFEITOS ECONÔMICOS LOCAIS DIVERSOS}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2017}, month = nov, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Resumo_Usinas_hidreletricas_no_Brasil_geram_efeitos_economicos_locais_diversos.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }