O impacto do SIMPLES na geração de empregos da cadeia textil

Abstract

This research analyzes the impact of the SIMPLES on job creation by the Textile and Garment industries in the 1996, 1997 and 2004 period. RAIS data on employment and wage are used. Both descriptive statistics and a panel data regression analysis for testing the SIMPLES impact on the MPE’s, on job creation are used. This impact is analyzed both in terms of spatial and temporal distribution. The results show a significant increase in the number of formal job positions in the Micro and Small size firms. They also show, as was expected, that the regional impacts were, in general, positive and statistically significant for the South and Southeast regions. The same is true for the temporal impacts, mainly, for the 1997 – 2004 sub-period, indicating an increasing movement by the MPE’s in the adoption of the SIMPLES. Thus, the general conclusion is that the SIMPLES has been successful as an incentive for new firm formation and job creation in the Textile and Garment industries.