Re-examining the Brazilian South-Northeast labour income gap: A decomposition approach

Rodrigo Oliveira and Raul Silveira Neto ()

No wp-2021-117, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to provide new evidence about the sources of regional income inequalities in Brazil along the wage distribution, taking into account the regional differentials in purchasing power.

Keywords: Brazil; Income inequality; Decomposition; Income distribution; Regional characteristics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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