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2000s. Since the recession, there was a rise in inequality and poverty levels and aggregate welfare decreased. While … transfers and unemployment compensation failed to address rising inequality and poverty in any significant way. At the same time …-off. Finally, we show that in the past few years poverty rates were much more sensitive to changes in inequality than in average …
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2000s. Since the recession, there was a rise in inequality and poverty levels and aggregate welfare decreased. While … transfers and unemployment compensation failed to address rising inequality and poverty in any significant way. At the same time …-off. Finally, we show that in the past few years poverty rates were much more sensitive to changes in inequality than in average …
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This study analyzes trends in average commute times in Brazil between 1992 and 2009. It distinguishes between the nine largest metropolitan areas plus the Federal District of Brasília and describes how differences among these areas vary according to income levels and gender. This paper is based...
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This work explores the role of the Brazilian inheritance system in the country's wealth inequality. Brazilian Civil Law …
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This work explores the role of the Brazilian inheritance system in the country's wealth inequality. Brazilian Civil Law …
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Earnings equations for occupied persons in the state of Minas Gerais are estimated using data from the 2000 Demographic Census of Brazil. Such equations allow us to evaluate the effect of age, gender, schooling, color (race), position in the occupation, weekly working time and other factors on...
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In this paper we evaluate how well-targeted and effective in reducing poverty the Bolsa Família Program (PBF) was in … Social Protection Indicators of Resilience and Equity (Aspire). We calculate several different targeting and poverty … poverty line or targeting metric used. With respect to the effect on poverty reduction, the results suggest an important role …
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