Specialized human capital in manufacturing and economic growth: evidence for Brazilian municipalities

Authors

Abstract

The Brazilian manufacturing has exchanged occupations with low education levels for occupations with high education levels, such as higher education, master's, and doctoral degrees. Therefore, the aim of this study is to verify if the growth rate in the demand for skilled labor in manufacturing affects the economic growth rate in Brazilian municipalities. As an econometric strategy, the proposal is, in addition to the use of panel data, to use instrumental variables (Bartik Instrument - shift-share) to address the endogeneity of the relationship between the employment growth rate in manufacturing and economic growth. The main results indicate that the growth rate of demand for skilled labor in manufacturing has a positive effect on the economic growth rate of municipalities and generates spillover effects for the sectors of agriculture and services. The evidence also points out that there is no differential effect for municipalities that belong to metropolitan or non-metropolitan regions, except for the GDP per capita metric.

Author Biographies

Edcleutson de Souza Silva, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Doutorando em Economia Aplicada pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia da Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.

José Luis da Silva Netto Junior, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Professor Associado II do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brasil.

Gustavo Henrique Leite de Castro, Universidade de São Paulo

Doutor em Economia pela Universidade Faculdade de Administração, Economia e Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

Luís Abel da Silva Filho, Universidade Regional do Cariri

Professor do Departamento de Economia da Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, CE, Brasil.

Downloads

Published

2024-12-03

How to Cite

SILVA, E. de S.; NETTO JUNIOR, J. L. da S.; CASTRO, G. H. L. de; SILVA FILHO, L. A. da. Specialized human capital in manufacturing and economic growth: evidence for Brazilian municipalities. Nova Economia, [S. l.], v. 34, n. 2, p. 1–38, 2024. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/8229. Acesso em: 19 dec. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 34 No. 2 (2024): Revista Nova Economia

Section

Regular Issue

License

Copyright (c) 2024 Edcleutson de Souza Silva, José Luis da Silva Netto Junior, Gustavo Henrique Leite de Castro, Luís Abel da Silva Filho

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:

  1. Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
  2. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
  3. Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).

Most read articles by the same author(s)