International Economic Activities and Skilled Labour Demand : Evidence from Brazil and China

Using two new firm-level datasets, this article investigates the impact of three international economic activities--the use of imported inputs, exports, and foreign direct investment--on skilled labour demand in Brazil and China. We find that Brazilian firms that engage in these activities exhibit a...

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Main Authors:	Fajnzylber, Pablo, Fernandes, Ana M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Labor Demand J230 Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences Diffusion Processes O330 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Factor and Product Markets Industry Studies Population P230 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: International Trade, Finance, Investment, and Aid P330
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spelling	okr-10986-57092021-04-23T14:02:23Z International Economic Activities and Skilled Labour Demand : Evidence from Brazil and China Fajnzylber, Pablo Fernandes, Ana M. Labor Demand J230 Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity J240 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences Diffusion Processes O330 Socialist Systems and Transitional Economies: Factor and Product Markets Industry Studies Population P230 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: International Trade, Finance, Investment, and Aid P330 Using two new firm-level datasets, this article investigates the impact of three international economic activities--the use of imported inputs, exports, and foreign direct investment--on skilled labour demand in Brazil and China. We find that Brazilian firms that engage in these activities exhibit a higher skilled labour demand than firms that do not. In contrast, Chinese firms that engage in these activities have a lower skilled labour demand than firms that do not. Thus, international economic activities act as a channel for skill-biased technology diffusion in Brazil but have an effect of specialization according to comparative advantage in unskilled labour-intensive goods in China. 2012-03-30T07:34:09Z 2012-03-30T07:34:09Z 2009 Journal Article Applied Economics 00036846 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5709 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Brazil China
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description	Using two new firm-level datasets, this article investigates the impact of three international economic activities--the use of imported inputs, exports, and foreign direct investment--on skilled labour demand in Brazil and China. We find that Brazilian firms that engage in these activities exhibit a higher skilled labour demand than firms that do not. In contrast, Chinese firms that engage in these activities have a lower skilled labour demand than firms that do not. Thus, international economic activities act as a channel for skill-biased technology diffusion in Brazil but have an effect of specialization according to comparative advantage in unskilled labour-intensive goods in China.
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title	International Economic Activities and Skilled Labour Demand : Evidence from Brazil and China
title_short	International Economic Activities and Skilled Labour Demand : Evidence from Brazil and China
title_full	International Economic Activities and Skilled Labour Demand : Evidence from Brazil and China
title_fullStr	International Economic Activities and Skilled Labour Demand : Evidence from Brazil and China
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International Economic Activities and Skilled Labour Demand : Evidence from Brazil and China

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