Os microempreendedores formam um grupo muito heterogêneo no Brasil, mas sobre-representados na pobreza. Este artigo examina, com base nos dados da Pesquisa da Economia Informal e Urbana de 1997 e 2003, os determinantes dos rendimentos dos microempreendedores com intuito de contribuir para o...

In this article, we analyze the swings sources of demand for labor force, according to the level of schooling, in the Brazilian manufacturing industry, in the 1994-2008 period of time. We consider two theories to explain these swings sources: the Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem (H-O) and the ability...

There is important evidence of a recent upsurge of so-called residual inequality, i.e. wage inequality that cannot be explained by workers? observable attributes, such as schooling. The main purpose of this article is to review the intuitions and results of some of the main theoretical models...

A falta de qualificação da população brasileira tem sido muito criticada e estudos sobre a qualificação da mão-de-obra no Brasil são considerados prioritários no debate sobre desenvolvimento econômico. Com o intuito de contribuir nesse sentido, este artigo investiga se o ensino...

One of the main socioeconomic problems observed in most countries – particularly in less developed countries – is the presence of high income inequality and poverty level. Several empirical works have attempted to analyze their major determinants as well as their effect on some indicators...

The proportion of workers with elementary and high school degree has grown very fast during the last two decades. Meanwhile, the proportion of workers with a college degree has stabilized since the early 80's. The college wage premium is growing for workers of all ages, while the elementary and...

This paper presents a framework that emphasizes the role of supply and demand factors and the interaction of market forces and labor market institutions, developed by Katz and Autor (1999) and called Supply-Demand-Institutions (SDI). We have applied it for the Brazilian case in the years 1992 to...

In this paper we examine the wage of all workers of single plant in the State of São Paulo over the time, using the data of RAIS (Annual Records of Social Information). The objective is to test different theories of wages inside a firm. The results show that the workers have a certain degree of...