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...
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okr-10986-142362021-04-23T14:03:21Z International Economic Activities and the Demand for Skilled labor: Evidence from Brazil and China Fajnzylber, Pablo Fernandes, Ana M. 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 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. 2013-06-27T16:47:59Z 2013-06-27T16:47:59Z 2004-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5263684/international-economic-activities-demand-skilled-labor-evidence-brazil-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14236 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.3426 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Latin America & Caribbean |
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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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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 Fajnzylber, Pablo Fernandes, Ana M. International Economic Activities and the Demand for Skilled labor: Evidence from Brazil and China |
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East Asia and Pacific Latin America & Caribbean |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No.3426 |
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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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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Fajnzylber, Pablo Fernandes, Ana M. |
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Fajnzylber, Pablo Fernandes, Ana M. |
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Fajnzylber, Pablo |
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International Economic Activities and the Demand for Skilled labor: Evidence from Brazil and China |
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International Economic Activities and the Demand for Skilled labor: Evidence from Brazil and China |
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International Economic Activities and the Demand for Skilled labor: Evidence from Brazil and China |
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International Economic Activities and the Demand for Skilled labor: Evidence from Brazil and China |
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International Economic Activities and the Demand for Skilled labor: Evidence from Brazil and China |
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international economic activities and the demand for skilled labor: evidence from brazil and china |
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World Bank, Washington, D.C. |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5263684/international-economic-activities-demand-skilled-labor-evidence-brazil-china http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14236 |
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