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Convergence in income inequality: revisiting the case of Brazilian municipalities

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  • Fábio A. R. Gomes

    (Department of Economics - FEA-RP, University of São Paulo)

  • Gian Paulo Soave

    (Postdoctoral Research Associate - FEA-RP, University of São Paulo)

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This paper investigates the hypothesis of income inequality convergence for the Brazilian municipalities using data from the 1991, 2000 and 2010 census. As we are restricted to a single country, and we take into account regional differences, we interpret our approach as a conditional convergence analysis. The findings suggest that from 1991 to 2000 most macro regions (or states) were converging, but to a higher long-run Gini index. From 2000 to 2010 this upward trend was reverted, and we find convergence toward a lower inequality level.

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  • Fábio A. R. Gomes & Gian Paulo Soave, 2019. "Convergence in income inequality: revisiting the case of Brazilian municipalities," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 39(1), pages 166-175.
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    1. Kolawole Ogundari, 2023. "Club Convergence in Income Inequality in Africa," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 167(1), pages 319-337, June.

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