State Transfers, Taxes and Income Inequality in Brazil

State Transfers, Taxes and Income Inequality in Brazil

Using a factor decomposition of the Gini coefficient, we measure the contribution to inequality of direct monetary income flows to and from the Brazilian State. The income flows from the State include public sector workers' earnings, Social Security pensions, unemployment benefits, and Social A...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Medeiros, Pedro H. G. F. Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Political Science Association 2015-08-01
Series:Brazilian Political Science Review
Subjects:
Income distribution
social inequality
social policies
public work
pensions
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bpsr/v9n2/1981-3821-bpsr-9-2-0003.pdf

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http://www.scielo.br/pdf/bpsr/v9n2/1981-3821-bpsr-9-2-0003.pdf

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