This dissertation is an empirical investigation on the validity of main relationships, established in a theoretical model developed by Ferreira (2001), about the interaction between income, educational and political inequalities, as well as the influence of these inequalities on an economy's per...

The high degree of income inequality is a chronic trait of the Brazilian society, and is in the center of the country's social-political agenda. The social demand for public policies that contribute to narrowing the differentials and disparities is intense and has been increasing in recent...