IRIBA research has been included in New Order and Progress. Development and Democracy in Brazil. The title documents the economic rise of Brazil from a variety of historical, comparative and theoretical viewpoints, and asks why the country has not been able to sustain its climb.
Francisco H.G. Ferreira, Sergio P. Firpo and Julian Messina’s chapter ‘Understanding Recent Dynamics of Earnings Inequality in Brazil’ presents an alternative interpretation of Brazil’s impressive growth record between 1995 and 2012. The authors highlight the importance of demographic, spatial and institutional factors in explaining the decrease in earnings inequality over the period, rather than attributing it chiefly to the success of the Bolsa Família, as is commonly done.
Read the Working Paper the chapter is based on, ‘A more level playing field? Explaining the decline in earnings inequality in Brazil, 1995-2012‘.
