Gap between Public and Private Wages and Wages Determination in the Public Sector

This study verifies, first of all, the existence of segmentation between the public and private labour markets in Brazil by means of the analysis of the behaviour of employment and wages in those markets during the 1990’s, showing that the controlled wage gap between the workers of both sectors have...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Marconi, Nelson
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:Brasil
Institución:EDITORA 34
Repositorio:Revista de Economia Política
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.centrodeeconomiapolitica.org:article/671
Acceso en línea:https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/671
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Diferenciais de salário
mercados de trabalho do setor público
salários públicos e privados
Wage differentials
public sector labor markets
public and private wages
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Sumario:This study verifies, first of all, the existence of segmentation between the public and private labour markets in Brazil by means of the analysis of the behaviour of employment and wages in those markets during the 1990’s, showing that the controlled wage gap between the workers of both sectors have increased in a manner favourable to civil servants in this period. Later on, the study analyses the factors that specifically influence the wage setting in the public sector, which would account for the existence of such gap, by means of a theoretical discussion followed by the application of econometric tests. JEL Classification: J31; J45.