Green, F. and Dickerson, A.P. and Arbache, J.S. (2001) A picture of wage inequality and the allocation of labor through a period of trade liberalization: The case of Brazil. World Development, 29 (11). pp. 1923-1939. ISSN 0305-750X.
| The full text of this publication is not available from this repository. (Contact us about this Publication) |
Abstract
This paper constructs a picture of the labor market impact of trade liberalization in Brazil. We examine the level and dispersion of wages, the skilled wage premium, and employment composition before and after trade liberalization. After trade reform, there was a rise in the returns to college education which, since the share of college workers also rose, is attributable to rising demand. This change did not increase overall wage dispersion because of the small share of college-educated workers and because of decreasing returns to intermediate levels of education.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled keywords: | trade liberalization; wage inequality; skill premium; employment; Brazil; Latin America |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences |
| Divisions: | Faculties > Social Sciences > School of Economics |
| Depositing User: | Francis Green |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Aug 2008 12:46 |
| Last Modified: | 04 May 2012 14:22 |
| Resource URI: | http://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/4867 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
- Depositors only (login required):
