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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284888
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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. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010290622
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How do Economic Reforms affect the Structure of Wages? The Case of Brazilian Manufacturing, 1984-1996
Arbache, Jorge Saba - School of Economics, University of Kent - 1998
market is highly responsive to the economic reforms undertaken in Brazil in the early 1990s. Wage dispersion falls …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763206
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Wage Differentials in Brazilian Manufacturing
Arbache, Jorge Saba - School of Economics, University of Kent - 1997
to previous studies for Brazil, our results show a substantial drop in the non-explained wage dispersion. Our major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181036
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Trade Liberalisation and Insider Power: The Case of Brazil
Arbache, Jorge Saba - School of Economics, University of Kent - 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005181040
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A Picture of Wage Inequality and the Allocation of Labour Through a Period of Trade Liberalisation: The Case of Brazil
Green, Francis; Dickerson, Andy; Arbache, Jorge Saba - School of Economics, University of Kent - 2000
This paper constructs a picture of the labour market impact of trade liberalisation in Brazil. We examine the level and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005404353
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Do Structural Reforms always Succeed? Lessons from Brazil
Arbache, Jorge Saba - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2004
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005033081
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010443306
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010443315
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010443322