texto para discussão n 916 issn 1415 4765 eduardo p s fiuza rio de janeiro novembro 2002 from instituto pesquisa econômica aplicada ipea brazil i gratefully acknowledge financial and logistic support anpec creed am most indebted to jim levinsohn for graciously sharing a gauss code on blp estimation which was adapted our present ronaldo seroa cláudio ferraz joão denegri their invaluable cooperation discussion this research would not be possible without data provided by anfavea documentation center sindipeças abeiva cetesb the brazilian federal revenue secretariat srf conversations with carlos vilhena renato da fonseca homero carvalho linke cerqueira helped me lot understand automobiles intrincated market honório kume milton pina jr both oral information figures trade liberalization import quota regime especially grateful alexia rodrigues ana paula razal bruno machado cristiane cícero pimenteira glenda mesquita vinicius bueno hard work bank construction marcel scharth assistance last minute additions text comments ajax moreira eustaquio reis
