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Patterns and trends of group-based inequality in Brazil

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  • Pedro H. Leivas
  • Anderson M. A. dos Santos

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In this paper, we analyse the patterns and trends of group-based inequalities in Brazil in the past 30 years. Using data from the last four demographic censuses (1980, 1991, 2000, and 2010), we estimate numerous measures to analyse inequalities between different 'ethnic' groups. Our results show that the trend toward greater equality in Brazil shown in other analyses of vertical inequality is also found in terms of horizontal inequalities along racial, gender, and regional lines between 1980 and 2010.

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  • Pedro H. Leivas & Anderson M. A. dos Santos, 2016. "Patterns and trends of group-based inequality in Brazil," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2016-127, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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