effects on employment level and composition (formal X informal) were identified for both, time series and longitudinal data …. The results show a significant effect of minimum wage on wage distribution. Regarding employment the aggregate effects … points towards a decrease in employment level and also in the formal share of those employed. However the magnitudes are not …

structure of employment and wage. We use data from the manufacturing sector from 1987 to 1998 and found evidences that the … higher trade flow affected the inter-industry employment shares and wage premia. We also found that skilled and unskilled …