Income inequality in Brazil: What has changed in recent years? / Helder Ferreira de Mendonça and Diogo Martins Esteves.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Ferreira de Mendonça, Helder, author.

Contributor:

Martins Esteves, Diogo.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic and Social Development.

Local Subjects:

Economic and Social Development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (17 pages)

Contained In:

CEPAL Review Vol. 2014, no. 112, p. 107-123 2014:112<107 1684-0348

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : United Nations, 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This paper provides empirical evidence to assess the impact of socioeconomic and political variables on different measures of income inequality based on the 27 units of the Brazilian federation in the period from 1999 to 2008. The Brazilian experience is a good example for understanding the income inequality policies in developing countries. The findings suggest that the improvement observed along the period under analysis is a result of the combination of increased trade openness, technological and financial development, a reduction in the unemployment rate, the adoption of social policies that imply a direct effect on the poorest families and the adoption of mechanisms against corruption.

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