Inequality income in the state of Paraná in the period 2001 to 2005: an analysis of per capita household income

This article analyses the evolution of the Index of Gini of the per capita household income, during the period 2001 to 2005, in the State of Paraná, in the Southern Region of Brazil and throughout the country as a whole. Firstly,  the literature on Brazilian inequality income and its recent reductio...

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Autores: Ferreira, Carlos Roberto, de Souza, Solange de Cassia Inforzato
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Paranaense de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social (IPARDES)
Repositorio:Revista Paranaense de Desenvolvimento (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.ipardes.emnuvens.com.br:article/36
Acceso en línea:https://ipardes.emnuvens.com.br/revistaparanaense/article/view/36
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Inequality of the income
Index of Gini
Income in the Paraná
Desigualdade da renda
Índice de Gini
Renda no Paraná
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Sumario:This article analyses the evolution of the Index of Gini of the per capita household income, during the period 2001 to 2005, in the State of Paraná, in the Southern Region of Brazil and throughout the country as a whole. Firstly,  the literature on Brazilian inequality income and its recent reduction is revised. Secondly,making use of PNAD´s (National Household Sample Survey), a decomposition of Index of Gini is accomplished, where shares ofhousehold income are derived. In conclusion, a reduction of income inequality is remarked in Brazil, in the Southern Region and in State of Paraná.