Open-access Income distribution in Brazil: 1985, 1986, and 1987

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.

KEYWORDS:
Income distribution; inequality; poverty

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