Rotatividade e qualidade do emprego no brasil
By: GONZAGA, Gustavo
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ArticlePublisher: São Paulo : Editora 34, jan./mar. 1998Revista de Economia Política = Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 18, 1, p. 120-140Abstract: Several recent studies have shown that the main Brazilian market problem seems to be its low job quality level rather than lack of job creation. This article gathers new evidences on this topic, mostly on labor turnover. In fact, Brazil displays the highest labor turnover in the world for comparable measures. The paper also studies how a high labor turnover can partially explain the low quality of jobs observed in Brazil. The theoretical argument is that labor productivity depends essentially on the level of human capital either general through basic education or specific through on-the-job training. Since a high labor turnover is a disincentive for training investment, it lowers specific human capital and, therefore, labor productivity. Finally, some labor market legislation changes are proposed aiming at reducing labor turnover and increasing labor quality
Several recent studies have shown that the main Brazilian market problem seems to be its low job quality level rather than lack of job creation. This article gathers new evidences on this topic, mostly on labor turnover. In fact, Brazil displays the highest labor turnover in the world for comparable measures. The paper also studies how a high labor turnover can partially explain the low quality of jobs observed in Brazil. The theoretical argument is that labor productivity depends essentially on the level of human capital either general through basic education or specific through on-the-job training. Since a high labor turnover is a disincentive for training investment, it lowers specific human capital and, therefore, labor productivity. Finally, some labor market legislation changes are proposed aiming at reducing labor turnover and increasing labor quality
Revista de Economia Política 1998
v. 18, n. 1(69)
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