This paper provides empirical evidence to assess the impact of socioeconomic and political variables on different measures of income inequality based on the 27 units of the Brazilian federation in the period from 1999 to 2008. The Brazilian experience is a good example for understanding the income inequality policies in developing countries. The findings suggest that the improvement observed along the period under analysis is a result of the combination of increased trade openness, technological and financial development, a reduction in the unemployment rate, the adoption of social policies that imply a direct effect on the poorest families and the adoption of mechanisms against corruption.
This paper analyzes how transparency from the monetary authority can affect the income inequality. The contribution is twofold. In the first part, we develop a theoretical model that considers heterogenous agent shopping-time economy with a lack of transaction technology between rich and poor to observe the effect of central bank transparency on income inequality. The second part provides empirical evidence through panel data methodology that draws on 37 developing countries for the period 1992 to 2012. Our findings indicate that, in general, the monetary authority's transparency is an important tool to reduce income inequality between rich and poor when there are some advantages for the first group.
Desigualdad de los ingresos en el Brasil. ¿Qué ha cambiado en los últimos años? Helder Ferreira de Mendonça y Diogo Martins Esteves RESUMENEn este estudio se presentan datos empíricos que permiten evaluar la repercusión de diversas variables socioeconómicas y políticas en distintas formas de medir la desigualdad de los ingresos en las 27 unidades de la República Federativa del Brasil entre 1999 y 2008. La experiencia brasileña resulta útil para entender las políticas relativas a la desigualdad de los ingresos en los países en desarrollo. Los resultados indican que el progreso observado durante el período analizado se debe a la combinación de una mayor apertura comercial, el desarrollo tecnológico y financiero, la reducción de la tasa de desempleo, la puesta en práctica de políticas sociales con efecto directo en las familias más pobres y la implementación de mecanismos contra la corrupción. PALABRAS CLAVECondiciones económicas, ingresos, distribución del ingreso, aspectos económicos, política social, medición, modelos econométricos, Brasil CLASIFICACIÓN JEL D31, I32, R10AUTORES
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