Inequality and Employment in a Dual Economy : Enforcement of Labor Regulation in Brazil

Inequality and Employment in a Dual Economy : Enforcement of Labor Regulation in Brazil

This paper studies the impact of an increase in the enforcement of labor regulations on unemployment and inequality, using city level data from Brazil. We find that stricter enforcement (affecting the payment of mandated benefits to formal workers)...

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Main Authors: Almeida, Rita, Carneiro, Pedro
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
INEQUALITY
EMPLOYMENT
LABOR REGULATIONS
INFORMAL LABOR
DUAL ECONOMY
LABOR MARKET
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/408911495747492410/Inequality-and-Employment-in-a-Dual-Economy-Enforcement-of-Labor-Regulation-in-Brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28270

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/408911495747492410/Inequality-and-Employment-in-a-Dual-Economy-Enforcement-of-Labor-Regulation-in-Brazil
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28270

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