In an international framework favourable to the performance of the Brazilian economy, the increase in the minimum wage and the formalization of labour contracts boosted GDP growth, increasing consumption growth with the incorporation of part of the low-income people to the market. The global...

In an international framework favourable to the performance of the Brazilian economy, the increase in the minimum wage and the formalization of labour contracts boosted GDP growth, increasing consumption growth with the incorporation of part of the low-income people to the market. The global...

O artigo analisa a evolução do salário mínimo (SM) no Brasil depois da estabilização do Plano Real. Mostra-se que entre 1994 e 2007, a variável teve um aumento real acumulado de mais de 100%. Com isso, seu valor avançou na escala de rendimentos, estimando-se que em 2007 tenha alcançado...