Government spending multiplier and regional economic growth: a general equilibrium analysis

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This work is dedicated to the people who accompanied me throughout my life: my parents Lúcia and Ronan. I also dedicate it to my brothers, family, and friends, who supported me and always believed in me. To all minorities that fight against inequality and for their rights. For a better and more equalitarian Brazil and the world. ACKNOWLEDGMENTSI would like to thank everyone who somehow contributed not only to the preparation and completion of this work but also to the conclusion of this stage of my life.I must say that I am forever grateful to my parents, Lucia, and Ronan for everything they did for me. Not only for the opportunity that I was given but also for your unconditional support, affection, love, and incentives, which allowed me to get here. I must also thank my brothers, Renan and Vinícius, my grandparents, godparents, uncles, and cousins. They have always supported me and made themselves available to help me in the moments I needed.Special thanks to my uncle Alan and aunt Lucilene for receiving me in São Paulo and helping me in the process of change. I am also grateful to Louise and Helen, my soul sisters, and Henrique, friends who accompany me ever since I was born.Thanks to longtime friends from high school (Anny, Dudu, Caio, Lucas, Piñeiro, both Gabriels, Breno, Santiago, Carol, Clarissa and Bruna) and friends from college in Rio (Marcus, Nina, Bruno, Miguel, Cello, Thati, Duda, Lorena, Vinicius and Marcio). They understand the importance of this master's degree and how much I changed moving to São Paulo. Even though you were distant, you were always with me. Bernardo, Laura and Lia, for all the emotional and academic support, accompanied my anguish with the ANPEC result and all my master's degree.Marcelo, thank you for being my friend and soothing, for supporting me in the most challenging moment of my life. You were the best shoulder I could rely on in the first year of this journey.I also thank the friends I made in the master's, which I will certainly take for life. I thank you for the daily contact, help, shelter, and advice, for all the times that you were thrilled with my victory comforted me when everything seemed lost. I am grateful to the group that I found among the department colleagues, the "Fiéis of Deusnise." Our identification was tremendous; special thanks to Eduarda, Karina, Denise, Tha, Pedro, Eduardo Silva, Eduardo Sanguinet, and Lúcia. I am grateful to my classmates who entered USP with me for working so hard to arrive at this long-awaited moment. Among these, special thanks to Lucas Cardoso, roommate and partner in this quarantine; Bruno Pimenta, friend, roommate, cinema and orientation partner;Nickolas, and Liz, for being incredible people, who supported me at the worst times and help me never give up; Marina, Luquinhas, Vinícius, Germano, Pedro, Júlia, special thanks to you.To Débora, I am very grateful for the friendship we have developed. You have all been essential to my journey. To Inácio, thank you for being a great reference in research. You have explained and helped me...