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...

O objetivo deste artigo é testar empiricamente a relação entre salários e esforço para a indústria brasileira de construção civil. Tal relação é advogada por modelos de salário eficiência, mais especificamente, as versões Shirking Model e Labor Discipline Model. Como a variável...

O objetivo deste artigo é testar empiricamente a relação entre salários e esforço para a indústria brasileira de construção civil. Tal relação é advogada por modelos de salário eficiência, mais especificamente, as versões Shirking Model e Labor Discipline Model. Como a variável...

Job-Schooling mismatch and wages has received too much attention from developed countries researchers. The last two decades has provided a lot of empirical evidences on the incidence of over and under-education across developed countries in different periods, and returns on ORU (over-education,...

In the last 15 years, informality in the Brazilian labor market has been rising steadily, having stabilized in the last two years around 60% of the economically active population. The magnitude of this phenomenon is impressive not only for its intensity but also for its persistence, leading to...

This text contains some results of a quantitative survey, which is part of the System of Indicators of Social Perception (SIPS), coordinated by the Institute of Applied Economic Research (Ipea). This survey is about the working time - as well as about the relations between it and other kinds of...

Wussten Sie, dass Sie als EU-Bürger das Recht haben, in einem anderen EU-Land zu wohnen, zu arbeiten und zu studieren? Und wussten Sie auch, dass Jahr für Jahr Tausende von diesen Rechten Gebrauch machen? Sie zählen zu den grundlegenden Rechten, die Sie als Unionsbürger genießen. Mit dieser...

This paper presents the results of qualitative research conducted with the Decent Work Subcommittee members for Youth in December 2013. The research aimed to know perceptions and opinions of representatives of governments, workers and employers about the causes, difficulties, progress and...

The discussion about precarious labor and its various manifestations has grown rapidly. However, one of the difficulties, and one of the problems, in any attempt to follow the discussion about precarious labor is the lack of homogeneity about the meaning and definition of this category. This...

This study investigates the potential and effective remote work in Brazil in 2020. Using information from the Continuous PNAD and methodology developed in the international literature and adapted for the country, the potential of occupations that can be carried out remotely is estimated. Added...