@techreport{Lemos2004Effects,
abstract = {The minimum wage literature is very limited on empirical evidence for developing countries.
This already limited literature is even more limited on the effects of the minimum wage in the
informal sector, where most of the poor are. Extending the understanding of minimum wage
effects both in developing countries and in particular in the informal sector is crucial if the
minimum wage is to be used as a policy to help poor people in poor countries. This paper
estimates wage and employment effects, accounting for sorting into the formal and informal
sectors. The data used is a monthly Brazilian household survey from 1982 to 2000 at
individual and regional levels. The formal and informal sectors employment effects were both
found to be negative, consistent with the presence of a large spike, substantial spillover
effects, and the associated compression effect in the wage distribution of both sectors. This
suggests a downwards sloping labour demand curve in both sectors, challenging the
standard Two Sectors Model as inadequate to explain the effect of the minimum wage on the
formal and informal sectors in Brazil and in Latin America more generally.},
author = {Sara Lemos},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
keywords = {J38; 330; minimum wage; wage effect; employment effect; informal sector; Brazil; Mindestlohn; Lohn; Besch\"{a}ftigungseffekt; Informeller Sektor; Sch\"{a}tzung; Brasilien},
language = {eng},
number = {1089},
title = {The Effects of the Minimum Wage in the Formal and Informal Sectors in Brazil},
type = {IZA Discussion paper series},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20324},
year = {2004}
}
