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The changing trade specialization and poverty in Brazil

Castilho, Marta; Saludjian, Alexis (2016-04), The changing trade specialization and poverty in Brazil. https://basepub.dauphine.fr/handle/123456789/17793

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Document de travail / Working paper
Date
2016-04
Series title
NOPOOR Working Paper
Series number
45
Pages
35
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Author(s)
Castilho, Marta
Instituto de Economia da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro [IE / UFRJ]
Saludjian, Alexis
Instituto de Economia da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro [IE / UFRJ]
Abstract (EN)
During the 2000s, social indicators showed significant improvement, and by the end of the decade a remarkable shift in poverty and income inequality was seen. In 2012, 30.4 million Brazilians were considered poor while extreme poverty touched 10.1 million individuals, and the Gini index decreased to 0.53. The reduction in poverty as well as the improvement on income distribution—both unparalleled in Brazilian history—are attributable to a number of events such as the several social policies adopted in the period and the growth experienced by the Brazilian economy during the first decade of the 21st century.
Subjects / Keywords
Labour; Brazil
JEL
I32 - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty