Immigrants in skilled occupations in Brazil: Assessing the factors impacting wages
Immigrants in skilled occupations in Brazil: Assessing the factors impacting wages

Author(s): Renan Gadoni Canaan
Subject(s): Labor relations, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Immigrants in skilled occupations in Brazil; Assessing the factors impacting wages; contemporary economic literature; technologies; innovation; STEM;
Summary/Abstract: According to contemporary economic literature, the capacity of a given country to sustain steady economic growth over time is determined by its capacity to create and absorb new technologies. In turn, this capacity depends on the value of human capital (Romer, 1990; Barro & Lee, 2000). Technological innovation and absorption depend immensely on qualified workers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, which are essential for the research, development, and innovation (R&D&I) activities that foster this technological development (Boyd & Tian, 2017). Economies heavily based on STEM professionals exhibit better economic outcomes, increased innovation, and higher levels of job creation (Rothwell, 2013). Therefore, scholars, leaders, and figures in both the private and public sectors mention increasing the STEM workforce as a top priority for economic development (Landivar, 2013).

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