Estimating the Importance of Civil Construction for the Brazilian Economy Through Hypothetical Extraction of the Input-Output Matrix

This paper aims to undertake a systemic analysis of civil construction verify whether public investments made from 2007 onwards were able increase the sector's productive linkages in Brazilian economy. For this, hypothetical extraction method input-output matrix and official matrices country 2005 2015 are used. The results show that importance structure sector - total exceeds 7.42% GDP 10.06% 2015. fact reveals was seventh most important moving fourth twelve sectors considered. Another finding lies despite presenting an complexity its structure, it showed strong backward linkage, but low forward both analyzed periods. Through these results, is possible conclude tax exemption some inputs, reduction real estate interest, expansion credit for housing through infrastructure policies may have been essential chains between years' Such findings useful scientific literature investigates by bringing evidence Brazil policymakers given possibly can be used as strategy promote stimulate economic activity times crisis.