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Skills, Exports, and the Wages of Five Million Latin American Workers

dc.contributor.authorBrambilla, Irene
dc.contributor.authorCarneiro, Rafael Dix
dc.contributor.authorLederman, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorPorto, Guido
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:38:50Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:38:50Z
dc.date.issued2010-03-01
dc.description.abstractThe returns to schooling or the skill premium is a key parameter in various literatures, including globalization and inequality and international migration. This paper explores the skill premium and its link to exports in Latin America, thus linking the skill premium to the emerging literature on the structure of trade and development. Using data on employment and wages for over five million workers in sixteen Latin American economies, the authors estimate national and industry-specific skill premiums and study some of their determinants. The evidence suggests that both country and industry characteristics are important in explaining skill premiums. The analysis also suggests that the incidence of exports within industries, the average income per capita within countries, and the relative abundance of skilled workers are related to the underlying industry and country characteristics that explain skill premiums. In particular, higher sectoral exports are positively linked with the skill premium at the industry level, a result that supports recent trade models linking exports with wages and the demand for skills.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5246
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3733
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5246
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectBENEFITS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectBRAIN DRAIN
dc.subjectCERTIFICATION
dc.subjectCOLLEGE GRADUATES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE LABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectCOUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectCOUNTRY DUMMIES
dc.subjectCOUNTRY EFFECTS
dc.subjectCROSS-COUNTRY DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectCROSS-INDUSTRY REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectDECREASING FUNCTION
dc.subjectDEMAND FUNCTIONS
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPED ECONOMIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ISSUES
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC PROBLEMS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMIC STUDIES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM WAGES
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY POWER
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPORT-PROCESSING ZONES
dc.subjectFACTOR ENDOWMENTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFIRM PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectGRADUATE DEGREES
dc.subjectGRADUATE EDUCATION
dc.subjectHIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES
dc.subjectHIGHER PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCREASING FUNCTION
dc.subjectINDUSTRY CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subjectINDUSTRY WAGE
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLITERATURE
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT ERRORS
dc.subjectNATIONAL POLICIES
dc.subject0 HYPOTHESIS
dc.subjectPAPERS
dc.subjectPIPELINES
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY OPTIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE FIRMS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectPROFIT SHARING
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMIES
dc.subjectREGRESSION RESULTS
dc.subjectRESEARCHERS
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectSKILL GROUPS
dc.subjectSKILL LEVEL
dc.subjectSKILL LEVELS
dc.subjectSKILL PREMIUM
dc.subjectSKILL PREMIUMS
dc.subjectSKILLED INDIVIDUALS
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectSKILLED WAGES
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectTOTAL LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectTOTAL WAGES
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE REFORMS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED WORKERS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNION MEMBERSHIP
dc.subjectUNION WAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKER
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGE EQUALIZATION
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUMS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleSkills, Exports, and the Wages of Five Million Latin American Workersen
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okr.crossref.titleSkills, Exports, And The Wages Of Five Million Latin American Workers
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeWater
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5246
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20100323114042
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11985933
okr.identifier.reportWPS5246
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: General industry and trade sector
okr.themeTrade and integration :: Other trade and integration
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicWater Resources::Water and Industry
okr.topicTertiary Education
okr.topicEducation
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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