In this study we document the contribution of the recent decline on income inequality to the income?s growth of the poorest and consequently to the reduction of poverty and extreme poverty in the country. First, we investigate the income growth of the poorest. We demonstrated that, between 2001...

In the last years, we are testifying an important changing in the Brazilian income distribution. Since 2001, inequality is decreasing considerably. Nevertheless, Brazil is still one of the world champions with respect to high inequality, which makes the sustainability of this decreasing one...

In this study we document the recent evolution of the income inequality in Brazil, which since 2001 has been declining sharply and continuously. The Gini coefficient, one of the most used inequality measure, declined 4,6%, from 0,594 in 2001 to 0,566 in 2005. But, in spite of this important...

This paper aims to investigate the magnitude of the underestimation of household income by the Pnad and its potential effects on the measurement of the level and the evolution of Brazilian income inequality. For that, we compare the data from Pnad with the data from the Household Expenditure...

Between 2001 e 2005, the degree of income inequality in Brazil declined sharply and continuously, reaching in 2005 the lowest level in the last 30 years. The Gini coefficient declined by almost 5%, and the ratio between the richest 20% and the poorest 20% declined more than 20%. This reduction...

The goal of this paper is twofold. First, it seeks to provide some empirical evidence on the importance of a continuous process of educational expansion for equitable and sustainable socioeconomic development. Second, it provides an evaluation of the Brazilian educational performance and seeks...

O objetivo do Cadastro Único para Programas Sociais (CadÚnico) é o cadastramento e a manutenção de informações atualizadas de todas as famílias brasileiras com renda per capita inferior a R$ 120. Embora a utilização do CadÚnico continue centrada na seleção dos beneficiários do...

Neste trabalho buscamos avaliar a importância do estabelecimento de cotas locais para o grau de focalização do Programa Bolsa Família (PBF). Com um grau de focalização da ordem de 57%, o ganho do atual sistema de seleção de beneficiários do PBF, quando contrastado a uma situação em...