The investigation of wage determination and wage differentials in developing countries has concentrated on the effects of human capital and different sources of segmentation associated with institutional arrangements and structural characteristics on earnings. The author suggests that unmeasured...

One of the most puzzling evidences of Brazil's economic performance is that, despite the country's ability to grow at high rates, its long-term growth has been disappointing. Behind this deficient long-term outcome, Brazil shows a high growth volatility. It has experienced substantial growth...

The paper investigates the importance of trade unions in collective bargaining in the context of a developing country manufacturing labor market. The findings indicate that wage dispersion is far greater in the unionized sector of Brazilian manufacturing, in contrast to evidence from other...

This paper investigates the wage determination and wage differentials in Brazil for the 1980s and 1990s. We test several competitive models ant theories of segmentation explained by efficiency wages. We find that unmeasured abilities and efficiency wages play a role in explaining the wage...

This paper investigates the wage determination and wage differentials in Brazil for the 1980s and 1990s. We test several competitive models ant theories of segmentation explained by efficiency wages. We find that unmeasured abilities and efficiency wages play a role in explaining the wage...