The most puzzling aspect of Brazil’s poor economic performance of the past 18 months is that it has come alongside an improvement in the labour market. We think the explanation lies in Brazil’s low rate of productivity growth. This means that employment may hold up even if economic growth remains lacklustre. But the current high rates of pay growth look unsustainable unless productivity accelerates.
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