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Sectoral proximity in manufacturing: an empirical application of cognitive and technological skills

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  • Milene Simone Tessarin
  • Paulo Cesar Morceiro, Andre Luis Squarize Chagas, Joaquim Jose Martins Guilhoto

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This study proposes analyze the proximity in productive and technological terms between manufacturing sectors offering a new measure of cognitive proximity. There are three innovative contributions: an unprecedented production matrix created with information on multiproduct plants; a new index that captures productive and technological skills related to worker’s occupation; and methods of spatial econometrics were used in an innovative way to evaluate the proximity between productive sectors. Was used unpublished information from a special tabulation of PIA Empresa/IBGE, and RAIS. Statistical analyzes confirmed the existence of proximity between manufacturing sectors verified through the productive and technological skills of worker’s occupations. The neighborhood network was more dense among sectors that have occupations with the same skills and also between sectors of the same technological level. Sectoral spillovers were found on the neighborhood in the form of positive marginal effects on productivity and investment.

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  • Milene Simone Tessarin & Paulo Cesar Morceiro, Andre Luis Squarize Chagas, Joaquim Jose Martins Guilhoto, 2019. "Sectoral proximity in manufacturing: an empirical application of cognitive and technological skills," Working Papers, Department of Economics 2019_15, University of São Paulo (FEA-USP), revised 07 May 2019.
    • Handle: RePEc:spa:wpaper:2019wpecon15
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    Keywords

    Sectoral proximity; productive and technological base; worker’s skills;
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    JEL classification:

    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials
    • O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes

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