Browsing Produção Intelectual em Bases Externas by Subject "Igualdade"
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Cash transfer policies, taxation and the fall in inequality in Brazil an integrated microsimulation-CGE analysis
2016Persistent and very high-income inequality is a well-known feature of the Brazilian economy. However, from 2001 to 2014, the Gini index registered an unprecedented fall of 13.5% percent, combined with significant poverty ... -
Economic inequality and political power: A comparative analysis of Argentina and Brazil
2007In this paper we analyze the distribution of pay and changing trends of inequality in Argentina and Brazil, illuminating the specific winners and losers, by region and by economic activity (sector). In both countries we ... -
Inequality and size of government: Evidence from Brazilian states
2008Purpose - This paper seeks to investigate the role of income-inequality on the size of local government. Design/methodology/approach - First, the paper extends the model proposed by Meltzer and Richard, allowing for spatial ... -
Inequality and the phases of capitalism
2014We live in a capitalist world characterized by economic inequality. Inequality is a real curse, but it does not have to always increase. In different phases of capitalism, it may be increasing, constant, or decreasing, ... -
Pork is policy: Dissipative inclusion at the local level
2018The article investigates the impact of local policies on human development indicators in Brazilian municipalities. This is an attempt to investigate the role of the legislative branch in reducing inequality and poverty ... -
Why inequality does not fall
2010Inequality has existed ever since human societies were able to produce an economic surplus and turned into “civilized” empires. No theory of justice, whether meritocratic or liberal, will justify the ensuing inequality. ...
