Effect of technological innovation and diffusion on the interindustry mobility of Brazilian workers

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate the effects of investment in industrial R & D on the mobility of workers between firms and/or industrial sectors in Brazil, considering that the technological gap between the sectors can reduce the propensity for interindustrial labor mobility. Using panel data for the period 2003-2008, constructed from microdata RAIS-Migra and industry data from the Brazilian Technological Innovation Survey (PINTEC), the Annual Industrial Survey (PIA) and input-output matrices, we estimate a multinomial logit model with random intercepts (GLLAMM -Generalized Linear Latent and Mixed Models). The main results show that the technological diffusion increases the chances of changing jobs, the technological variables have greater importance for unskilled workers than for skilled, and among non-intensive technology industries, the technological innovation can have positive impact on interindustrial mobility. ResumoEsse artigo tem por objetivo investigar os efeitos do investimento em P&D industrial sobre a mobilidade de trabalhadores entre firmas e setores industriais brasileiros, considerando que a distância tecnológica entre os setores pode reduzir a propensão à mobilidade intersetorial de trabalhadores. Com o uso de um painel de dados para o período de 2003-2008, construído a partir de microdados da RAIS-Migra e de dados setoriais provenientes da Pesquisa de Inovação Tecnológica (PINTEC), da Pesquisa Industrial Anual (PIA) e de matrizes de insumo-produto estimou-se o modelo logit multinomial com interceptos aleatórios (GLLAMMGeneralized Linear Latent and Mixed Models). Os principais resultados obtidos mostram que: a difusão tecnológica aumenta as chances de mudança de emprego; variáveis tecnológicas possuem maior importância para os trabalhadores não qualificados do que para os qualificados; e, entre os setores não intensivos em tecnologia, uma inovação pode ter impacto positivo sobre a mobilidade intersetorial.

Linkage analysis of tourism‐related sectors in China: An assessment based on network analysis technique

“…An I‐O table describes information on the transactions of goods and services between sectors with a matrix form (Singagerda & Septarina, ). In addition to I‐O relationships, there are other relationships, such as knowledge flow, labour mobility, and innovation diffusion between sectors (Park & Kim, ; Taveira, Gonçalves, & Freguglia, ). Combining the network analysis technique with I‐O tables, this paper determines the linkage effects of tourism‐related sectors with the rest of the economy from the perspective of goods and services transactions.…”