International economic activities and the demand for skilled labor
Subtitle: evidence from Brazil and China
By: Pablo Fajnzylber and Ana Margarida Fernandes.
Contributors: Fernandes, Ana Margarida.; World Bank.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 3426; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 3426.
Publisher: World Bank
Published: 2004
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Skilled labor -- Brazil.; Skilled labor -- Chile.; International economic integration.
Description: "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. Fajnzylber and Fernandes investigate the impact of the use of imported inputs, exports, and foreign direct investment on the demand for skilled workers by Brazilian and Chinese manufacturing plants. They 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. This paper 'a product of the Growth and Investment Team, Development Research Group' is part of a larger effort in the group to study the links between globalization and labor markets"--World Bank web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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