Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/180651 
Year of Publication: 
2018
Citation: 
[Journal:] IZA World of Labor [ISSN:] 2054-9571 [Article No.:] 441 [Publisher:] Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) [Place:] Bonn [Year:] 2018
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
From 2001 to 2015, Brazil experienced a profound reduction in income inequality. The commodities boom and some institutional changes in the early 2000s kickstarted the Brazilian labor market, increasing the quantity of formal jobs and earnings, especially for the poorest workers. Significant increases in average schooling and the real minimum wage helped reduce ethnic, gender, and regional earnings gaps, though all remain rather high. However, since 2014 a major fiscal crisis has negatively affected GDP and the labor market, seriously threatening these achievements.
Subjects: 
labor income
Gini
Brazil
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Article

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