Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/314499 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17602
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper presents ten new facts on gender and top lifetime earnings inequality in Brazil, drawing on rich administrative data covering nearly the entire formal labor market from 1985 to 2018. We document significant gender disparities in lifetime earnings, particularly among top earners, where women are both underrepresented and face larger earnings gaps compared to men. We identify key drivers of this inequality, including labor force participation, occupational segregation, employment in large firms, and job-switching patterns. Public sector employment partially mitigates these gaps.
Subjects: 
life cycle earnings inequality
gender earnings gap
top earners
JEL: 
D33
J01
J30
J45
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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