Economic growth, labor and productivity in Brazil and the United States: a comparative analysis

Maia, Alexandre Gori; Menezes, Esther

doi:10.1590/s0101-31572014000200003

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“…This development suggests that, for the Brazilian economy as a whole, rising real wages over the 2003-2013 period may have been more the result of minimum wage increases and formalization of the labor market than of structural development toward more productive employment. This apparent failure to capitalize on the commodity boom of the 2000s to promote structural productivity gains bodes poorly for prospects of further sustained wage growth in Brazil (Maia;Menezes, 2014).…”

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“…This time period encompasses two distinct stages in Brazil's recent economic trajectory: the movement towards liberalization and market-oriented reforms that characterized the late 1990s, and the commodity boom and expansion of pro-social reforms of the 2000s. The fi rst stage is characterized by stagnation in productivity and real wages, while the second stage is marked by modest growth in productivity and signifi cant growth of real wages (Maia;Menezes, 2014;IPEA, 2014).…”

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The relation between labor productivity and wages in Brazil:

Katovich

Maia

2018

Nova econ.

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Labor productivity is a crucial long-run determinant of real wages. Nonetheless, wage and productivity dynamics often diverge in practice due to a range of economic and institutional factors. This study analyzes the relation between the dynamics of labor productivity and wages in Brazil from 1996 to 2014, and adopts a sectoral perspective to account for divergent trends among economic sectors. Analyses are based on pooled data drawn from the National Accounts and the Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios, and hierarchical data models are estimated to assess the impacts of state- and sector-level factors on individuals’ wages. Results indicate that productivity is significantly positively associated with wage levels for all economic sectors, but that institutional factors such as labor formalization and minimum wage exert equally significant impacts, suggesting that wage growth over the 1996-2014 period was as much the result of institutional changes as of transformation of Brazil’s productive structure.

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The relation between labor productivity and wages in Brazil:

Katovich

Maia

2018

Nova econ.

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“…Having obtained the experts' perspective, the study proceeded to further explore the following topics: (i) human resources management models (Brewster, Mayrhofer & Reichel, 2011;Fischer & Albuquerque, 2005;Itzhak, & Meshoulam, 2010); (ii) labor market structure in Brazil (Leite & Sala, 2014;Maia & Menezes, 2014); and (iii) employment relations (Brewster, 2007;Fleury & Fischer, 1992;Kaufman, 2010).…”

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“…Starting in the early 1990s, the lower levels of job creation resulted in rising non-employment rates; at the same time, qualification requirements increased for employed individuals. Meanwhile, the unions' bargaining power shrank (Amorim, 2015;Maia & Menezes, 2014). Fleury and Fischer (1992) observed these transformations and found that the text produced by social scientists on employment relations issues and management policies rarely turned their attention to the internal processes of organizations.…”

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“…Thus, we have turned to a line of research that dates back to the 1990s (Barbosa, 2005;Carvalho Neto, 2012;Fischer & Albuquerque, 2005;Fleury & Fischer, 1992), and which has been reinforced recently in studies by Leite & Salas (2014); Maia & Menezes (2014);and Wood, Tonelli & Cooke (2011). At different times, these studies observed major economic, social and institutional changes in the country, and their main concern was the distance that literature and research on human resources management established from the themes of employment relations.…”

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The complex interaction between human resources management, the labor market and employment relations in Brazil

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Sarsur

Amorim

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This article reports results of qualitative research that examines how the literature available of human resource management (HRM) addresses the new characteristics of employment in Brazil in the 2000-2015 period; with an aging population, a reduction in the share of young people and increased educational level of the workforce, a drop in the number of non-employed, higher income for workers and a high rate of turnover. In employment relations, the trade unions obtained real raises above inflation and strikes have returned. Through a panel of specialists and literature on human resources management in Brazil, the study reveals a distance between the subjects of labor market, employment relations and HRM. Two hypotheses could explain these findings: (H1) labor relation and labor market issues are of little value to HRM; and (H2) HRM and employment relations are treated as different professional areas and fields of knowledge, and are poorly integrated in organizations.Keywords: human resources management, HRM, labor market, employment relations. ResumoO artigo traz resultados de pesquisa qualitativa que analisa como a temática da gestão de recursos humanos (HRM) considera as novas características do trabalho no Brasil no período 2000-2015; com o envelhecimento populacional, redução da proporção de jovens e aumento da escolaridade na força de trabalho, queda na taxa de desocupação, melhoria do rendimento dos trabalhadores e elevada rotatividade. Nas relações de trabalho, os sindicatos conquistaram aumentos reais e as greves retornaram. Por meio de painel de especialistas e levantamento bibliográfico sobre gestão de pessoas no Brasil o estudo revela uma distância das temáticas do mercado de trabalho; relações de trabalho e HRM. Duas suposições poderiam explicar esses achados: (H1) as questões referentes às relações de trabalho e ao mercado de trabalho são pouco valorizadas pela HRM; e (H2) HRM e relações de trabalho são tratadas como áreas profissionais e de conhecimento separadas e pouco integradas nas organizações.Palavras-chave: gestão de recursos humanos, GRH, mercado de trabalho, relações de trabalho.

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Toward Understanding the Nature of Inequality in India in Terms of Changing Perceptions on Its Sources and Solutions

Reddy

2020

India Studies in Business and Economics

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Economic growth, labor and productivity in Brazil and the United States: a comparative analysis

Cited by 11 publications

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