• Media type: E-Book
  • Title: The labor market in Brazil, 2001–2015 : an ongoing crisis threatens Brazil's recent increased earnings and its decreased inequality and gender and ethnic gaps
  • Contributor: Firpo, Sergio [Author]; Pieri, Renan Gomes de [Author]
  • Published: Bonn: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (IZA), June 2018
  • Published in: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit: IZA world of labor ; 2018,0004,41
  • Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (circa 10 Seiten); Illustrationen
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.15185/izawol.441
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  • Keywords: labor income ; Gini ; Brazil ; Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
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  • Description: From 2001 to 2015, Brazil experienced a profound reduction in income inequality. The commodities boom and some institutional changes in the early 2000s kickstarted 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.
  • Access State: Open Access