| By: |
Bernardo L. Queiroz (Cedeplar-UFMG);
André B. Golgher (Cedeplar-UFMG) |
| Abstract: |
In this paper, we investigate the distribution of more educated and skilled
people in Brazilian municipalities and states. Previous evidence shows a high
concentration of college educated and high skilled workers in some areas of
the country. We investigate whether the increase in the number of high skill
workers is faster in municipalities with high initial levels of human capital
than in municipalities with lower initial levels. We develop a theoretical
model to explain the convergence/divergence of regional skill levels In
Brazil. We estimate OLS models based on the theoretical model to explain
empirically wage differentials in Brazil. Last, we compute standard
segregation and isolation measures to show the trends in the distribution of
skilled workers across states and cities in Brazil. We find that educated and
qualified workers are concentrated in some areas of the country and recent
decades show a higher concentration of them across states and cities. |
| Keywords: |
human capital, segregation, regional differences, Brazil |
| JEL: |
J21 J24 R23 |
| Date: |
2008–03 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cdp:texdis:td330&r=lam |