Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role played by the geographic distance between the poor and non-poor in the local demand for income redistribution and, in particular, to provide an empirical test ...

Earnings inequality has started to fall in Brazil in recent years, after remaining very high for decades. We describe this decline using a flexible decomposition technique and assess the contributions of education and ...

This paper examines the relationship between public employment and income redistribution in Brazilian municipalities. First, we use the requirements set forth by the Fiscal Responsibility Act as an instrument for public ...