EXTERNALITIES IN TERRITORIES WITH THE PRESENCE OF MINING MHIS IN THE STATE OF MINAS GERAIS

Abstract

This paper aimed to investigate socioeconomic externalities caused by mining companies in the territories where the companies are established, considering the state of Minas Gerais, intensive in this kind of activity. For that, statistical techniques such as Factor Analysis and Propensity Score Matching (PSM) models were used to estimate the effect of the presence of mining companies. The results showed that territories with the presence of these MHIs have a higher GDP per capita than those that do not. Furthermore, the establishment of these companies tends to reduce local vulnerabilities. These results could be associated, because income increases could generate a reduction in vulnerabilities.