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The impact of Brazil's tax-benefit system on inequality and poverty

Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Nogueira, José … - 2006

the government budget on the income distribution in Brazil, and evaluates its efficiency and effectiveness in reducing … inequality and poverty. We present BRAHMS, a new tax-benefit microsimulation model for Brazil and illustrate its use by … policy makers in emerging and developing countries in particular. -- Brazil ; inequality ; poverty ; redistribution …

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Inequality and employment in a dual economy : enforcement of labor regulation in Brazil

Almeida, Rita (contributor); Carneiro, Pedro (contributor) - 2007

, using city level data from Brazil. We find that stricter enforcement (affecting the payment of mandated benefits to formal …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003561664

Ageing poorly? : accounting for the decline in earnings inequality in Brazil, 1995-2012

Ferreira, Francisco H. G.; Firpo, Sérgio Pinheiro; … - 2017

The Gini coefficient of labor earnings in Brazil fell by nearly a fifth between 1995 and 2012, from 0.50 to 0.41. The …

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Intergenerational mobility in the land of inequality

Britto, Diogo G. C.; Fonseca, Alexandre; Pinotti, Paolo; … - 2022

We provide the first estimates of intergenerational income mobility for a developing country, namely Brazil. We measure …

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Misperceiving inequality

Gimpelʹson, Vladimir E.; Treisman, Daniel - 2015

Since Aristotle, a vast literature has suggested that economic inequality has important political consequences. Higher inequality is thought to increase demand for government income redistribution in democracies and to discourage democratization and promote class conflict and revolution in...

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Crisis, response and distributional impact : the case of Ireland

Callan, Tim; Nolan, Brian; Keane, Claire; Savage, Michael; … - 2013

Ireland is one of the countries most severely affected by the Great Recession. National income fell by more than 10 per cent between 2007 and 2012, as a result of the bursting of a remarkable property bubble, an exceptionally severe banking crisis, and deep fiscal adjustment. This paper examines...

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Long run trends in Australian executive remuneration : BHP 1887 - 2012

Pottenger, Mike; Leigh, Andrew - 2013

Outside the US, little is known of long-run trends in executive compensation. We fill this gap by studying BHP, a resources giant that has long been one of the largest companies on the Australian stock market. From 1887 to 2013, trends in CEO and director remuneration (relative to average...

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Long-run trends in the distribution of income and wealth

Roine, Jesper; Waldenström, Daniel - 2014

This paper reviews the long run developments in the distribution of personal income and wealth. It also discusses suggested explanations for the observed patterns. We try to answer questions such as: What do we know, and how do we know, about the distribution of income and wealth over time? Are...

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The income distribution in the UK : a picture of advantage and disadvantage

Jenkins, Stephen - 2015

This chapter describes the UK income distribution and how it has evolved over the last 50 years. It also includes some comparisons with the income distributions of other rich countries. Multiple perspectives on the distribution are provided: there is evidence about real income levels and...

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Equalization of opportunity : definitions, implementable conditions and application to early-childhood policy evaluation

Andreoli, Francesco; Havnes, Tarjei; Lefranc, Arnaud - 2014

This paper develops a criterion to assess equalization of opportunity that is consistent with theoretical views of equality of opportunity. We characterize inequality of opportunity as a situation where some groups in society enjoy an illegitimate advantage. In this context, equalization of...

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