Economic growth, labor and productivity in Brazil and the United States

A Comparative Analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID4368775
AuthorsAlexandre Gori Maia (0000-0003-0075-5094, State University of Campinas), Esther Menezes (0000-0002-1758-6584, State department of Public Management)
Year2014
Volume34
Issue2
Pages212-229
Publication date2014-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBrazilian Journal of Political Economy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0101-3157 • E-ISSN: 1809-4538
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/s0101-31572014000200003
OpenAlexW2078479595
SCIELO_PIDS0101-31572014000200003
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited12

The aim of this paper is to analyze the relation between economic growth and labor market dynamics in Brazil between 1981 and 2009, making a comparison with the United States. Among the findings, one can mention that economic growth in Brazil has been related to a massive incorporation of labor force in labor intensive activities, whereas, in the United States, to a substantial improvement of labor productivity in high-technology activities. Despite the favorable economic context in the 2000s, huge inequalities between these countries have widened since the structure of the Brazilian labor market remained with few or no changes

Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Inequality · Labor relations · Labour economics · Productivity · Economic Growth and Productivity · Economic Theory and Policy · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

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