The controversy over the minimum wage and the wage rate in the Brazilian economy: new evidence

A few articles appeared recently in the Brazilian economic literature discussingthe role played by the minimum wage in the determination of the wage rate in the formalsector of the economy. This paper tries to shed some light on the discussion through the utilizationof new empirical evidence. We end...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Sabóia, João L. M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1985
País:Brasil
Institución:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/1841
Acceso en línea:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/1841
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Wage
minimum wage
wage structure
Salário
salário-mínimo
estrutura de salários
Descripción
Sumario:A few articles appeared recently in the Brazilian economic literature discussingthe role played by the minimum wage in the determination of the wage rate in the formalsector of the economy. This paper tries to shed some light on the discussion through the utilizationof new empirical evidence. We end up concluding that minimum wage is very importantto determine the wage rate in Brazil. JEL Classification: J31; J38.