Income distribution in Brazil: 1985, 1986, and 1987

Vol. 9 No. 2 (1989)

Apr-Jun / 1989
Published April 1, 1989
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Hoffmann, Rodolfo. 1989. “Income Distribution in Brazil: 1985, 1986, and 1987”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 9 (2):272-77. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31571989-1937.
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Income distribution in Brazil: 1985, 1986, and 1987

Rodolfo Hoffmann
Escola Superior de Agronomia Luiz de Queiroz, da Universidade de São Paulo, – Piracicaba/SP, São Paulo, Brasil.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 9 No. 2 (1989), Apr-Jun / 1989, Pages 272-277

Abstract

This piece tries inconsistencies in the mainstream view that in 1987 there was
a significant improvement in workers’ wages. Using data from PNAD and considering the
real variation of the minimum wage we show that depending on the deflator, inequality and
poverty could be either higher or lower in 1987 than in 1985.

JEL Classification: J31; I32.


Keywords: Income distribution inequality poverty

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