Economic geography and wages in Brazil: Evidence from micro-data

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 155-168

  Fally, Thibault ^a   Paillacar, Rodrigo ^b   Terra, Cristina ^c  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 1 PANTHÉON SORBONNE   (France)

^c UMR 8184   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Economic geography; Market potential; Regional disparities; Wage equation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; LABOR MARKET; MARKET CONDITIONS; WAGE GAP;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349863077     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.07.005     Document Type: Article

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