Human capital and the recent fall of earnings inequality in Brazil

dc.creatorTavares, Priscilla de Albuquerque
dc.creatorMenezes Filho, Naércio Aquino
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-26T15:07:13Z
dc.date.available2019-02-26T15:07:13Z
dc.date.created2019-02-26T15:07:13Z
dc.date.issued2011-12-02
dc.identifier1980-2447
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10438/26196
dc.identifier10.12660/bre.v31n22011.7236
dc.identifier7236
dc.description.abstractEarnings inequality has started to fall in Brazil in recent years, after remaining very high for decades. We describe this decline using a flexible decomposition technique and assess the contributions of education and experience. We conclude that the fall in education earnings differentials and the decline in the dispersion within demographic groups are the main factors leading to the reduction of inequality in Brazil. The paper demonstrates the powerful impact that education can have to reduce inequality.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSociedade Brasileira de Econometria
dc.relationBrazilian Review of Econometrics
dc.rightsopenAccess
dc.sourcePeriódicos científicos e revistas FGV
dc.subjectHuman capital
dc.subjectIncome inequality
dc.subjectWages
dc.subjectEducation
dc.titleHuman capital and the recent fall of earnings inequality in Brazil
dc.typeArticle (Journal/Review)


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