"Measured by the Gini coefficient, income inequality in Brazil rose from 0.57 in 1981 to 0.63 in 1989, before falling … back to 0.56 in 2004. This latest figure would lower Brazil's world inequality rank from 2nd (in 1989) to 10th (in 2004 … the determinants of Brazil's distributional reversal over this period. The rise in inequality in the 1980s appears to have …

household income. The results show that nonfarm activity reduces rural income inequality by raising the income of poor … education are critical to build up the capacity of households (in particular, poor households) to participate in nonfarm …

these inequality-adjusted social welfare functions in a general equilibrium structure mapping from tariff protection to … household inequality. This yields predictions regarding the linkages between trade protection, country characteristics, and … inequality within a broad general equilibrium framework. In addition, the authors can separate the efficiency and equity effects …