This paper investigates whether the workforce in Brazil is geographically segmented by analyzing variation in workers' earnings. It finds that standard market explanatlons for regional wage disparities, such as variations in the cost of living or workforce quality, can explaln only a part of the...

In spite of Brazil's rapid pace of economic integration in recent decades, there remains substantial evidence of regional differences in wages. Numerous studies have also cited the impact of the country's form of economic development on various skill and occupational categories. On the other...

In the continuing debate over how to improve education systems, many people argue that teachers' salaries need to be increased. Nevertheless, there is very little reliable information on how much teachers actually earn, how well they fare relative to the labor market and the general distribution...

In the continuing debate over how to improve education systems, many people argue that teachers` salaries need to be increased. This paper seeks to establish a reliable method for analyzing the issue using household survey data from Bolivia

In the continuing debate over how to improve education systems, many people argue that teachers' salaries need to be increased. This paper seeks to establish a reliable method for analyzing the issue using household survey data from Bolivia.