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The labor market in Brazil, 2001–2015

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  • Sergio Pinheiro Firpo

    (Insper, Brazil, and IZA, Germany)

  • Renan Pieri

    (Insper Institute of Education and Research and Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Abstract

From 2001 to 2015, Brazil experienced a profound reduction in income inequality. The commodities boom and some institutional changes in the early 2000s kick-started the Brazilian labor market, increasing the quantity of formal jobs and earnings, especially for the poorest workers. Significant increases in average schooling and the real minimum wage helped reduce ethnic, gender, and regional earnings gaps, though all remain rather high. However, since 2014 a major fiscal crisis has negatively affected GDP and the labor market, seriously threatening these achievements.

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  • Sergio Pinheiro Firpo & Renan Pieri, 2018. "The labor market in Brazil, 2001–2015," World of Labour, LISER, pages 441-441, June.
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    • J60 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - General
    • J70 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - General
    • J71 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Hiring and Firing
    • J82 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Labor Force Composition

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