The Welfare Impacts of Changes in the Brazilian Domestic Work Market

Abstract

Domestic workers, who are mostly women, are among those who have benefited most from increases in real wages in Brazil. However, despite their salaries having risen more than those of other work categories, they are still far lower than those of other occupations. In this context, Domingues and Souza (2012) investigate the economic consequences of the changes that took place in the domestic services market between 2005 and 2011. (…)Os trabalhadores domésticos, em grande maioria do sexo feminino, estão entre as categorias mais beneficiadas pelos aumentos reais de renda no Brasil. No entanto, embora seus salários venham crescendo acima das demais categorias, a remuneração média permanece muito distante do restante das ocupações. Nesse contexto, Domingues e Souza (2012) buscaram investigar as consequências econômicas das mudanças no mercado de serviços domésticos entre 2005 e 2011. (...)