International Economic Activities and the Demand for Skilled labor: Evidence from Brazil and China
Increases in international economic
integration can lead to greater specialization according to
comparative advantage, but also to the diffusion of
skill-biased technologies. In developing countries
characterized by relative abundance of unskilled labor,
these factors can have opposite effects on the relative
demand for skilled labor. This paper investigates the impact
of the use of imported inputs, exports and foreign direct
investment on the demand for skilled workers of Brazilian
and Chinese manufacturing plants. We find that while in
Brazil increased levels of international integration are
associated with an increased demand for skilled labor, the
opposite is true in China.
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Bibliographic Details
| Main Authors: |
Fajnzylber, Pablo,
Fernandes, Ana M. |
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| Language: | English
en_US |
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| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, D.C.
2004-10
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| Subjects: | BONUSES,
BOOK VALUE,
CLIMATE,
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE,
CONSTANT RETURNS TO SCALE,
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY,
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION,
ELASTICITIES,
ELASTICITY,
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE,
EMPIRICAL STUDIES,
EMPLOYMENT,
EXPENDITURES,
EXPLOITATION,
EXPORTS,
GDP,
IMPORTS,
INCOME,
INNOVATION,
INPUT PRICES,
INTERMEDIATE INPUTS,
LABOR COSTS,
MANAGERS,
OCCUPATIONS,
OPPORTUNITY COSTS,
OPTIMIZATION,
OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE,
PARENTS,
PARTNERSHIP,
PER CAPITA INCOME,
PERSONNEL,
POSITIVE EFFECTS,
PRODUCTION FUNCTION,
QUALITY STANDARDS,
TARIFF BARRIERS,
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE,
TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE,
TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS,
TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION,
TIME SERIES,
VALUE ADDED,
VARIABLE COSTS,
VARIABLE INPUTS,
WAGES,
WORKERS, |
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5263684/international-economic-activities-demand-skilled-labor-evidence-brazil-china
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/14236
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