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The impacts of rapid demographic transition on family structure and income inequality in Brazil, 1981–2011

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  • Alexandre Gori Maia
  • Camila Strobl Sakamoto

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This study analysed the impact of changing family structure on income distribution. Specifically, it analysed how changes in the proportions of different categories of family in the population contributed to increases in the income of the richest and poorest social strata in Brazil, and the consequent impacts on income inequality. Rural and urban families were compared in order to understand how these dynamics had different impacts on more developed (urban) and less developed (rural) areas. The results emphasize how changes observed in family structure are more pronounced among the richest families, contributing to an increase in (i) the income of the richest families and (ii) income inequality between the richest and poorest families, as well as between urban and rural areas.

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  • Alexandre Gori Maia & Camila Strobl Sakamoto, 2016. "The impacts of rapid demographic transition on family structure and income inequality in Brazil, 1981–2011," Population Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 70(3), pages 293-309, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpstxx:v:70:y:2016:i:3:p:293-309
    DOI: 10.1080/00324728.2016.1201588
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    1. Lanza Queiroz, Bernardo & Lobo Alves Ferreira, Matheus, 2021. "The evolution of labor force participation and the expected length of retirement in Brazil," The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier, vol. 18(C).

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