The following study uses two approaches to judge whether inequality in Brazil is falling fast enough. The first is to … for how long Brazil must keep up the fall in the Gini coefficient to attain the same levels of inequality of three OECD … various benchmarks in inequality are: six years to Mexico, twelve to the United States and 24 to Canadian inequality levels …

Using a factor decomposition of the Gini coefficient we measure the contribution to inequality of direct monetary … the State contributes directly and to a large share of inequality. Factors associated to work in the public sector - wages … progressive. Redistributive mechanisms that could revert this inequality, such as taxes and social assistance, are very …

Using a factor decomposition of the Gini coefficient we measure the contribution to inequality of direct monetary … the State contributes directly and to a large share of inequality. Factors associated to work in the public sector – wages … progressive. Redistributive mechanisms that could revert this inequality, such as taxes and social assistance, are very …