Migração e classe criativa: evidências para o Brasil com base em uma análise multinomial

Abstract

In recent years, the economic literature has incorporated artistic, cultural and creative production as part of urban amenities, i.e., the set of features and activities that generate positive externalities on residents and visitors, increasing their welfare. Similarly, the concentration of the so-called "creative class"has been recognized as a comparative advantage in certain cities, facilitating competitive entry in the "knowledge economy" and generating internal multiplier effects to the region when inducing import substitution. In these approaches, cultural and creative workers are defined as a class of high mobility whose location decisions are related to the ability of the regions to attract and retain these workers. This article investigates this hypothesis for Brazil, seeking to answer two major questions: i) the probability of migration of this group is higher than of workers in general; ii) their individual reasons for migration differ from other groups of workers? We use individual data from 2010 Demographic Census and municipal sources. The results suggest positive answers to both questions.