The effect of macroeconomic turbulence on real wage levels and the wage structure: Brazil, 1981-1999

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 681-717

  McIntyre, Frank ^a   Pencavel, John ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; WAGE;

EID: 4644269524     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/381118     Document Type: Article

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