trend in poverty headcount rate from 41.8% in 1996 to 30.9% in 2004 and 25.2% in 2011. This result is attributed to labour … conventional IG explanation highlights the contribution of remittances to household income and poverty reduction. However …

Brazil's recent growth has been intensely pro-poor, and both poverty and inequality have declined significantly in the …

. Nonetheless, poverty rates remain high and labour market activity is dominated by smallholder farming. We use recent household …