International Economic Activities and the Demand for Skilled labor: Evidence from Brazil and China

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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Main Authors: Fajnzylber, Pablo, Fernandes, Ana M.
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
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
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5263684/international-economic-activities-demand-skilled-labor-evidence-brazil-china
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14236

Internet

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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