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Subject: Economic Development: Human Resources × Subject: Human Capital × Subject: Income Distribution × Subject: Human Development × Author: Fajnzylber, Pablo × Has files: false × Supported Language: en ×

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    International Economic Activities and Skilled Labour Demand : Evidence from Brazil and China
    (2009) Fajnzylber, Pablo; Fernandes, Ana M.
    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.