O objetivo do artigo é estudar as flutuações no mercado de trabalho das regiões metropolitanas e não-metropolitanas no Brasil. A hipótese é de que o mercado formal de trabalho vem apresentando comportamento diferenciado entre estas regiões, apresentando-se menos dinâmico nas metrópoles...

O presente artigo procura alertar sobre os impactos negativos da inserção ocupacional precoce para o desenvolvimento humano (medido em nível de escolaridade) e produtivo do indivíduo (medido em termos de salário e condição de ocupação). Para tal, utilizaram-se informações colhidas nos...

Over the last decade, both the availability of quantitative indicators on labor market institutions and of studies trying to explain differences in national labor market performance through institutional variables have burgeoned significantly. It is now time to review these indicators and the...

The current crisis, while of a global nature, has affected national labor markets to a varying extent. While some countries have experienced a steep increase in unemployment, employment in other developed economies has not fallen in parallel with a significant decline in GDP. Our analysis shows...

Spanish Abstract: Este artículo analiza la dinámica económica de Medellín desde la transformación productiva y los cambios en los mercados laborales locales, que inciden de forma directa sobre las condiciones de vida de los habitantes de la ciudad. Se destaca la existencia de un patrón de...

The main goal of this paper is to analyze the increase of Brazilian formal employment growth rate in the last decade. The evidence suggests that this acceleration is due to a reversal in the trend of the average number of employees per establishment. More detailed investigations show evidence...

This paper aims to evaluate the impact of a tax incentive program targeted to small business (SIMPLES) on employment growth. The evaluation is conducted for two distinct periods, namely 1997 when the program was first implemented and 1999 when the eligibility rule was modified in order to...

This study explores three issues related to the job market in the Brazilian information and communication technologies (ICT) industry, considering both industrial and service segments. First of all, evolution of job structure in the sector is evaluated since 1998. Second, the intensity of...

This paper estimates the local employment multiplier for Brazil (2000-2010). The methodology is based on Moretti (2010) and Moretti and Thulin (2012) who estimated these multipliers for the U.S. and Sweden. We have estimated the impacts of changes in employment in the tradables sectors on the...