Does wage reflect labor productivity? A comparison between Brazil and the United States

ABSTRACT The study compares the relationship between wages and labor productivity for different categories of workers in Brazil and in the U.S. Analyses highlight to what extent the equilibrium between wages and productivity is related to the degree of economic development. Wages in the U.S. has sho...

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Main Authors: ALEXANDRE GORI MAIA, ARTHUR SAKAMOTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora 34
Series:Brazilian Journal of Political Economy
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31572018000400629&lng=en&tlng=en