Using nationally representative, economywide data, this paper investigates the relative importance of trade-mandated effects on industry wage premia; industry and economywide skill premia; and employment flows in accounting for changes in the wage distribution in Brazil during the 1988-95 trade liberalization. Unlike in other Latin American countries, trade liberalization appears to have made a significant contribution toward a reduction in wage inequality...
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تفاصيل
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2007/1/01
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ورقة عمل خاصة ببحوث السياسات
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WPS4108
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2010/7/01
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Disclosed
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Trade liberalization, employment flows, and wage inequality in Brazil
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wage distribution