Desigualdade e pobreza: fatos estilizados e simulações

Authors

  • Nelson Ferreira Souza Sobrinho FEA-USP

Keywords:

Poverty, Inequality, Economic growth, Public policy, Education

Abstract

This paper analyses the relations between poverty, inequality and economic growth in Brazil. First of all, based on recent research, it shows characteristics and historical evolution of inequality and poverty. These characteristics are not novelty to specialized research, but drawing them as stylized facts gives a comprehensive idea of the matter. Then the work builds simulations based on Mendonça & Paes de Barros’s methodology (1997). These simulations depict the impact of economic growth and inequality on poverty and agree with both empirical evidences from recent papers and results found by those authors. The exercise shows an inverse relation between growth and poverty, and a positive one between inequality and poverty. Finally, the paper criticizes the recent Brazilian research.

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Author Biography

Nelson Ferreira Souza Sobrinho, FEA-USP

Economista, ,mestre em Teoria Econômica pela FEA-USP.

Published

2011-09-26

How to Cite

Souza Sobrinho, N. F. (2011). Desigualdade e pobreza: fatos estilizados e simulações. Revista Paranaense De Desenvolvimento - RPD, (100), 107–131. Retrieved from https://ipardes.emnuvens.com.br/revistaparanaense/article/view/228

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