Evaluating the wage differential between public and private sectors in Brazil

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2012)

Jan-Mar / 2012
Published January 1, 2012
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How to Cite

Emílio, Daulins, Vladimir Ponczek, and Fernando Botelho. 2012. “Evaluating the Wage Differential Between Public and Private Sectors in Brazil”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 32 (1):72-86. https://centrodeeconomiapolitica.org.br/repojs/index.php/journal/article/view/342.

Evaluating the wage differential between public and private sectors in Brazil

Daulins Emílio
Boston University
Vladimir Ponczek
São Paulo School of Economics — FGV
Fernando Botelho
Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômica — FIPE,
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 32 No. 1 (2012), Jan-Mar / 2012, Pages 72-86

Abstract

This paper uses a rotating panel of households to analyze wage differentials between public and private sectors in Brazil. Focusing on the transition of individuals between jobs available in the public and private sectors and controlling for individual time invariant characteristics, we find evidence of small wage differentials in favor of the public sector. 

JEL Classification: J31; J45.


Keywords: wage differentials public sector labor markets