Desenvolvimento econômico local: evidências da participação da Universidade Federal de Lavras na economia e finanças públicas do município de Lavras

Abstract

The present study has as general objective to search data on the participation and the role played by a Federal Public University in the economy and finances of its host city. Based on the premise that a Federal Public University can be directly responsible for the economic development of a region, its study environment is the Federal University of Lavras - UFLA and its city, Lavras-MG. The nature of the research is descriptive and quantitative. The research has as theoretical reference the Regional Development Theories and the Government Functions. In order to reach the general objective, data were analyzed based on the participation of UFLA in the economy and public finances of Lavras, from 2007 to 2016. The research had a documentary base and the data analyzed were secondary, which was collected through consultations with banks of official open data in webpages such as: Transparency Portal of the Federal Government, Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics - IBGE, Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA), Ministry of Education - MEC, João Pinheiro Foundation - FJP, dataviva, Federal University of Lavras, the Official Gazette of Lavras. As a conclusion, it was observed the participation of UFLA in the economic development of Lavras in aspects such as the demand for personnel, participation in the indexes of employment in the municipality, movement of financial resources through salaries of employees, and other types of employees, investments in plants and equipment, expenses of costing and through the transfer of taxes through retention of service providers.