Minimum wage effects throughout the wage distribution: Evidence from Brazil's formal and informal sectors
P Fajnzylber - 2001 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper investigates the effects of minimum wages on the income and employment of
individuals, using longitudinal data from Brazil's Monthly Employment Survey over the 1982 …
individuals, using longitudinal data from Brazil's Monthly Employment Survey over the 1982 …
The effects of the minimum wage in Brazil on the distribution of family incomes: 1996–2001
The Brazilian economy has long relied on the minimum wage, having first implemented a
minimum in 1940. Shortly after taking office in 2003, Brazil's President raised the minimum …
minimum in 1940. Shortly after taking office in 2003, Brazil's President raised the minimum …
[图书][B] Minimum wages and social policy: lessons from developing countries
WV Cunningham - 2007 - books.google.com
Offering evidence from both detailed individual country studies and homogenized statistics
across the Latin American and Caribbean region, this book examines the impact of the …
across the Latin American and Caribbean region, this book examines the impact of the …
Does the minimum wage have a higher impact on the informal than on the formal labour market? Evidence from quasi-experiments
M Khamis - Applied Economics, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This article investigates a puzzle in the literature on labour markets in developing countries:
labour legislations not only have an impact on the formal labour market but also an impact …
labour legislations not only have an impact on the formal labour market but also an impact …
Trade liberalization, labor reforms and formal–informal employment dynamics
This paper studies gross worker flows to explain the rise in informality in Brazilian
metropolitan labor markets from 1983 to 2002. In particular, we examine the impact of trade …
metropolitan labor markets from 1983 to 2002. In particular, we examine the impact of trade …
Distribution effects of the minimum wage in four Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay
R Maurizio, G Vázquez - International Labour Review, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides a comparative analysis of the distribution effects of the increase in the
real value of the minimum wage in Latin America during the 2000s in four Latin American …
real value of the minimum wage in Latin America during the 2000s in four Latin American …
Labour formalization and declining inequality in Argentina and Brazil in 2000s: a dynamic approach
R Maurizio - ILO Research Paper, 2014 - papers.ssrn.com
Inequality and labour informality are still distinctive characteristics of Latin America.
However, most of the countries have succeeded in reversing the upward trends in both …
However, most of the countries have succeeded in reversing the upward trends in both …
The lighthouse effect and beyond
T Boeri, P Garibaldi, M Ribeiro - Review of income and Wealth, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
A large body of empirical literature indicates that, contrary to predictions from economic
theory, wages in the informal sector increase after a minimum wage hike. This phenomenon …
theory, wages in the informal sector increase after a minimum wage hike. This phenomenon …
Transitions to formality and declining inequality: Argentina and Brazil in the 2000s
R Maurizio - Development and Change, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Although inequality and labour informality continue to be distinctive characteristics of
Argentina and Brazil, during the last decade the two countries have been successful in …
Argentina and Brazil, during the last decade the two countries have been successful in …
The consequences of legal minimum wages in Honduras
A Ham - World Development, 2018 - Elsevier
Minimum wage policies are implemented in most developing countries, so understanding
their consequences is critical to determine their effectiveness. This paper quantifies the labor …
their consequences is critical to determine their effectiveness. This paper quantifies the labor …