Patterns and trends of group-based inequality in Brazil

Pedro H. Leivas and Anderson M. A. dos Santos

No wp-2016-127, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: In this paper, we analyse the patterns and trends of group-based inequalities in Brazil in the past 30 years. Using data from the last four demographic censuses (1980, 1991, 2000, and 2010), we estimate numerous measures to analyse inequalities between different 'ethnic' groups. Our results show that the trend toward greater equality in Brazil shown in other analyses of vertical inequality is also found in terms of horizontal inequalities along racial, gender, and regional lines between 1980 and 2010.

Keywords: Brazil; Group-based inequality; Ethnic diversity; Institutional quality; Spatial econometrics; Vertical inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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