A history of inequality: top incomes in Brazil, 1926–2015

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Autor(a) principal: Souza, Pedro H. G. Ferreira de
Data de Publicação: 2018
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
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Resumo: "This paper uses income tax tabulations to estimate top income shares in Brazil over the long term. Between 1926 and 2015, the concentration of income at the top remained very high, following a sine wave trend: top shares ebbed and flowed over time, frequently in tandem with political and institutional disruptions. There is some evidence in favour of Williamson's 'missed levelling' hypothesis regarding the origins of Latin America's exceptionally high levels of inequality, but the recent decline in inequality is cast in a more dubious light, since top income shares have remained quite stable since 2000 and the 'tax-adjusted' Gini coefficients show a smaller and shorter, though still sizeable, decrease. The nature of the political regime matters, but democracy is not a sufficient condition for redistribution. Brazil's tumultuous political history suggests top income shares change substantially mostly during political-institutional crises, when the typical quid pro quo of more liberal regimes in normal times collapses. The analysis is complemented by international comparisons and a discussion of the role of institutions in shaping inequality". (...)
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title A history of inequality: top incomes in Brazil, 1926–2015
spellingShingle A history of inequality: top incomes in Brazil, 1926–2015
Souza, Pedro H. G. Ferreira de
history
inequality
top
incomes
Brazil
1926
2015
title_short A history of inequality: top incomes in Brazil, 1926–2015
title_full A history of inequality: top incomes in Brazil, 1926–2015
title_fullStr A history of inequality: top incomes in Brazil, 1926–2015
title_full_unstemmed A history of inequality: top incomes in Brazil, 1926–2015
title_sort A history of inequality: top incomes in Brazil, 1926–2015
author Souza, Pedro H. G. Ferreira de
author_facet Souza, Pedro H. G. Ferreira de
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Souza, Pedro H. G. Ferreira de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv history
inequality
top
incomes
Brazil
1926
2015
topic history
inequality
top
incomes
Brazil
1926
2015
description "This paper uses income tax tabulations to estimate top income shares in Brazil over the long term. Between 1926 and 2015, the concentration of income at the top remained very high, following a sine wave trend: top shares ebbed and flowed over time, frequently in tandem with political and institutional disruptions. There is some evidence in favour of Williamson's 'missed levelling' hypothesis regarding the origins of Latin America's exceptionally high levels of inequality, but the recent decline in inequality is cast in a more dubious light, since top income shares have remained quite stable since 2000 and the 'tax-adjusted' Gini coefficients show a smaller and shorter, though still sizeable, decrease. The nature of the political regime matters, but democracy is not a sufficient condition for redistribution. Brazil's tumultuous political history suggests top income shares change substantially mostly during political-institutional crises, when the typical quid pro quo of more liberal regimes in normal times collapses. The analysis is complemented by international comparisons and a discussion of the role of institutions in shaping inequality". (...)
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