This paper describes the patterns of worker turnover in selected Latin American countries and their implications for wage inequality. It documents a higher positive annual wage growth rate for job to job changers compared to stayers, due to turnover capturing the immediate gains from search...

Diversos estudos recentes tem mostrado que o maior problema do mercado de trabalho brasileiro e a baixa qualidade do emprego, e nao a escassa criacao de postos de trabalho. Neste artigo, procura-se apresentar alguns indicadores que apontam para esse diagnostico e estudar ate que ponto a alta...

Tracking individual workers across employers and industries after Brazil's trade liberalization in the 1990s shows that foreign import penetration and tariff reductions trigger worker displacements but that neither comparative-advantage industries nor exporters absorb displaced workers for...

One of the main characteristics of the Brazilian labor market is its impressively high job and worker turnover rates. Although labor legislation in Brazil is very restrictive, dismissal costs are not high when compared with other Latin American countries. Moreover, many authors argue that the...