Capital humano, falências empresariais e produtividade. Uma análise empírica das regiões portuguesas

• Type: Article in National Scientific Journal
• Date: 2004

Authors

Pedro Cosme da Costa Vieira (Author) FEP; Aurora Teixeira (Author) FEP

Journal

Title: Revista Portuguesa de Estudos Regionais = Portuguese Review of Regional Studies (RPER)

Vol. 7

Pages: 7-20

ISSN: 1645-586X

Publisher: Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Regional (APDR)

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Social sciences > Economics > Economics of development

Other information

Abstract (EN): It is an empirical fact that low-level income countries manufacture low price commodities, using simple technology, with no investment in Research and Development (R&D). This constitutes a poverty trap where, on the one hand, it is not advantageous for workers to get further training and, on the other hand, poorly educated/trained workers cannot enter the R&D sector. We present a theoretical model with two sectors, the Commodities sector and the R&D sector, which use labour as input. Using this model and applying computation techniques we investigate the impact of compulsory schooling. The conclusion is that the imposition by public authorities of a minimum level of schooling would make it possible for poorly developed countries to escape from the poverty trap.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific