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Do structural reforms always succeed? Lessons from Brazil

Arbache, Jorge Saba - 2004

In the last twenty years, Brazil has undergone several attempts of improving sustainable growth through stabilization …, deregulation and stabilization failed to boost growth in Brazil. We conclude that structural reforms may contribute to growth if …

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Assessing the stability of the inter-industry wage structure in the face of radical economic reforms

Arbache, Jorge Saba; Dickerson, Andrew; Green, Francis - 2001

structure of inter-industry wage differentials remained remarkably stable in Brazil in the face of major shocks. …

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The Impact of Unions on Wages in Brazilian Manufacturing

Arbache, Jorge Saba - 1998

The empirical literature on the impact of unions on wages has stressed two major conclusions. Firstly, unionised workers earn a wage premium when compared to comparable nonunionised workers. Secondly, the dispersion of wages within the union sector is lower than in the nonunion sector. We...

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How do Economic Reforms affect the Structure of Wages? The Case of Brazilian Manufacturing, 1984-1996

Arbache, Jorge Saba - 1998

market is highly responsive to the economic reforms undertaken in Brazil in the early 1990s. Wage dispersion falls …

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Trade Liberalisation and Insider Power: The Case of Brazil

Arbache, Jorge Saba - 1999

This paper investigates the impact of market-oriented economic reforms on union behaviour in Brazil. Previous work … power has increased in the more competitive environment since the implementation of the reforms in Brazil in the early 1990s …

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