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Immigrants, skilled labor and industrialization: Rio and São Paulo in the beginning of the century

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  • Flávio Rabelo Versiani

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The article examines the labor supply conditions for the industrial sector in Rio de Janeiro City and São Paulo state in the first two decades of this century, during which period São Paulo surpassed Rio as the leading industrial area of Brazil. It is shown that São Paulo had a comparative advantage over Rio in labor costs; the rural-urban wage differential. It is argued that this advantage can be related to the larger presence of immigrant workers in São Paulo industry; the ample supply of immigrant labor is thus seen as a major cause of the relative growth of São Paulo industrial production, in the period. JEL Classification: J24; J61; N16; N36.

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  • Flávio Rabelo Versiani, 1993. "Immigrants, skilled labor and industrialization: Rio and São Paulo in the beginning of the century," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 13(4), pages 576-596.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:13:y:1993:i:4:p:576-596:id:1348
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    Keywords

    Immigration; industrialization; economic history of Brazil; labor skills;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • N16 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • N36 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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