%0 Journal Article
%T Produtividade do trabalho e mudan£¿a estrutural nas ind¨²strias brasileiras extrativa e de transforma£¿£¿o, 1970-2001
%A Rocha
%A Frederico
%J Revista de Economia Pol¨ªtica
%D 2007
%I Editora 34
%R 10.1590/S0101-31572007000200005
%X using an indicator of labor productivity, this paper aims to assess the contribution of structural changes in the brazilian manufacturing and mining industries to productivity growth, during the 1970-2001 period. the conclusion is that: (i) there is no evidence to sustain that the brazilian industry has definitely reversed the productivity growth rates slowdown trend; (ii) there is no clear evidence of a positive influence of the structural bonus; and (iii) job creation seems to be concentrated in low productivity growth sectors.
%K productivity
%K manufacturing and mining industries
%K structural change.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0101-31572007000200005&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en