International economic activities and skilled labour demand: Evidence from Brazil and China

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 563-577

  Fajnzylber, Pablo ^a   Fernandes, Ana M ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; LABOR MARKET; SKILLED LABOR; SPECIALIZATION;

ASIA; BRAZIL; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 61849134942     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840601007336     Document Type: Article

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