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Ageing poorly? Accounting for the decline in earnings inequality in Brazil, 1995-2012

Ferreira, Francisco H.G.; Firpo, Sergio P.; Messina, Julián - 2017

The Gini coefficient of labor earnings in Brazil fell by nearly a fifth between 1995 and 2012, from 0.50 to 0.41. The …

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Ageing Poorly? Accounting for the Decline in Earnings Inequality in Brazil, 1995-2012

Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Firpo, Sergio; Messina, Julián - 2017

The Gini coefficient of labor earnings in Brazil fell by nearly a fifth between 1995 and 2012, from 0.50 to 0.41. The …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653384

Trade liberalization, employment flows and wage inequality in Brazil

Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Leite, Phillippe G.; … - 2007

the wage distribution in Brazil during the 1988-95 trade liberalization. Unlike in other Latin American countries, trade …

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Earnings Dynamics and Inequality during Macroeconomic Turbulence: Sweden 1991-1999

Gustavsson, Magnus - 2002

Using a rich longitudinal database, I study the dynamics behind changes in the distribution of annual earnings in Sweden 1991 to 1999. The analysis indicates a systematic increase in persistent earnings differentials during the 1990s; workers with low relative earnings in the beginning of the...

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“I Can Hear the Grass Grow”: The Anatomy of Distributive Changes in Argentina

Escudero, Walter Sosa; Petralia, Sergio - 2010

We present a detailed description of the drastic changes in many aspects of the distribution of income in Argentina, complementing a recent study by Gasparini and Cruces (2009), who focus mostly on inequality. We use modern descriptive tools to provide a complete map of the changes in many...

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Are working hours a new driver of inequality? On the relation between hours inequality, earnings inequality, and collective bargaining in Germany

Gerold, Stefanie; Stein, Ulrike - 2020

This paper studies the relationship between inequalities in working hours and overall earnings inequality in Germany between 2006 and 2014, and the role of declining collective bargaining coverage. Using data from the German Structure of Earnings Survey (GSES), a variance decomposition of...

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Will it be a shecession? The unintended influence of working from home on the gender wage gap related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Bonacini, Luca; Gallo, Giovanni; Scicchitano, Sergio - 2021

Working from home (WFH) has become a key factor during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in countries that have implemented severe social distancing measures. This paper investigates the potential influence of the working from home attitude of occupations on the gender wage gap (GWG) reported by...

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Earnings volatility in Brazil (2012-2023)

Portella, Alysson; Gonçalves, Solange Ledi; de Souza, … - 2025

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of labor earnings volatility in Brazil between 2012 and 2023. During … this period, Brazil's economy experienced intense economic growth followed by large recessions, allowing us to assess … changes in volatility over the business cycle. In addition, Brazil's national household survey follows individuals throughout …

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Changes in earnings in Brazil, Chile and Mexico: Disentangling the forces behind pro-poor change in labour markets

Zepeda, Eduardo; Alarcon, Diana; Soares, Fábio Veras; … - 2009

early 1990s to the early 2000s in three relatively stable countries: Brazil, Chile and Mexico. Using econometric techniques …

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Jacob Mincer, Experience and the Distribution of Earnings

Chiswick, Barry R. - 2003

This paper reviews Jacob Mincer?s contributions to the analyses of earnings and the distribution of earnings through his pioneering focus on labor market experience or on-the-job training. It begins with a brief discussion of the theoretical literature on the distribution of earnings in the...

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