Orlando J Sotomayor
Biographic Data
| ID | 1042378 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Orlando J Sotomayor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Orlando J |
| FAMILY NAME | Sotomayor |
| SIGNATURE | SOTOMAYOR O J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8595-9330 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Can the minimum wage reduce poverty and inequality in the developing world? Evidence from Brazil
Growth with reduction in poverty and inequality
Fetal and infant origins of diabetes and ill health
Changes in the Distribution of Household Income in Brazil
Puerto Rican Migration Flows and the Theory of Migrant Self-Selection
The Distribution of Household Income in Brazil
Macroeconomic performance and poverty in Brazil
Drawing on Brazilian time-series data this study finds an inelastic link between poverty and wages over the macroeconomic cycle that is devoid of the asymmetric effects that characterise the phenomenon's response to changes in the rate of unemployment. Deepening of structural reforms in the second half of the 1990s had no effect on the aforementioned relationships, which also varied little by regional level of development. Finally, the connection…
Development and Income Distribution
Education and Changes in Brazilian Wage Inequality, 1976-2001
In countries with high levels of inequality, progress in education has often been placed high in the list of policy proposals designed to change the unequal state of affairs. This study uses Brazilian annual data to chart the trends in wage inequality and a decomposition procedure to ascertain how wage distribution was affected by advances in education that doubled the median schooling level of prime-age men during the sample period. The results …
Can the minimum wage reduce poverty and inequality in the developing world? Evidence from Brazil
The Distribution of Household Income in Brazil
Changes in the Distribution of Household Income in Brazil
Puerto Rican Migration Flows and the Theory of Migrant Self-Selection
Development and Income Distribution
Development and Income Distribution
Education and Changes in Brazilian Wage Inequality, 1976-2001
In countries with high levels of inequality, progress in education has often been placed high in the list of policy proposals designed to change the unequal state of affairs. This study uses Brazilian annual data to chart the trends in wage inequality and a decomposition procedure to ascertain how wage distribution was affected by advances in education that doubled the median schooling level of prime-age men during the sample period. The results …
Macroeconomic performance and poverty in Brazil
Drawing on Brazilian time-series data this study finds an inelastic link between poverty and wages over the macroeconomic cycle that is devoid of the asymmetric effects that characterise the phenomenon's response to changes in the rate of unemployment. Deepening of structural reforms in the second half of the 1990s had no effect on the aforementioned relationships, which also varied little by regional level of development. Finally, the connection…
Puerto Rican Migration Flows and the Theory of Migrant Self-Selection
The Distribution of Household Income in Brazil
Changes in the Distribution of Household Income in Brazil
Fetal and infant origins of diabetes and ill health
Growth with reduction in poverty and inequality
Can the minimum wage reduce poverty and inequality in the developing world? Evidence from Brazil
Economics (8 works) · Demographic economics (7 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (7 works) · Inequality (7 works) · Labour economics (7 works) · Distribution (mathematics (6 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Income distribution (6 works) · Poverty (6 works) · Economic inequality (4 works)