Training and Labor Adjustment to Trade

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Improving skills to harness the benefits of a more open economy in Brazil

“…It also has potential to significantly raise the productivity of firms in Brazil and contribute to the reduction of informality. Many small and medium size firms in Brazil suffer from weak management practices and underinvestment in human capital of their staff (Bloom and Reenen, 2010 [60]). Subsidising targeted training for managers of small firms can be a suitable policy tool to improve human resource management and prepare low-productivity firms for rising domestic and international competition (Dutz, 2018[40]).…”

Trading Promises for Results: What Global Integration Can Do for Latin America and the Caribbean

“…This box addresses this question by evaluating training programs provided by the National Service for Industrial Training (SENAI) in Brazil. The material is based on Blyde, Pires, et al (2019), a research project made possible by collaboration between the IDB, SENAI, and the Ministry of Labor and Employment in Brazil.…”

“…Source: Based onBlyde, Pires, et al (2019). Note: The table reports (unconditional) transition probabilities of displaced workers according to the status of their training by SENAI.…”