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A Decisão sobre Investimento em Capital Humano em um Arranjo Produtivo Local (APL): Uma Abordagem Teórica

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  • Silva, Carlos Eduardo Lobo e
  • Hewings, Geoffrey J.D.

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Partindo dos conceitos de treinamento geral e específico propostos por Gary Becker, este artigo propõe um modelo para analisar o investimento em capital humano durante o processo de desenvolvimento dos arranjos produtivos locais (ALPs). O trabalho incorpora em sua análise os efeitos negativos advindos do comportamento oportunista das firmas aglomeradas, empiricamente identificados na literatura recente, e os efeitos positivos das economias de localização e urbanização. Os resultados – testáveis e com implicações de políticas públicas - mostram que tamanhos diferentes de APL e da economia na qual ele está inserido podem levar as firmas a diferentes equilíbrios. The main objective of this work is to analyze the investment in human capital in the development of clusters. The theoretical model uses the concepts of general and specific training proposed by Gary Becker to formalize the tension between the negative effects coming from the opportunistic behavior, empirically identified by the literature, and the positive effects of urbanization and location economies. The results show how cluster sizes, city sizes, and the magnitude of the impact of training on the worker productivity may determine different equilibria.

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  • Silva, Carlos Eduardo Lobo e & Hewings, Geoffrey J.D., 2010. "A Decisão sobre Investimento em Capital Humano em um Arranjo Produtivo Local (APL): Uma Abordagem Teórica," Revista Brasileira de Economia - RBE, EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance - FGV EPGE (Brazil), vol. 64(1), March.
    • Handle: RePEc:fgv:epgrbe:v:64:y:2010:i:1:a:1352
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