Cyclical variations of earnings inequality in Brazil

ABSTRACT This paper shows that income distribution can change dramatically during the business cycle. This finding contrasts with the widespread belief that income distribution changes slowly in the absence of wars and revolutions. Macroeconomics explains in good measure short-run variations in inco...

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Main Author: ELIANA CARDOSO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora 34 2023-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Political Economy
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-31571993000400613&lng=en&tlng=en