Pensions and income concentration: the case of Paraná, 1992-2003

• Autor(a) principal: de Souza, Solange de Cássia Inforzato
• Data de Publicação: 2007
• Outros Autores: Ferreira, Carlos Roberto
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Economia (Curitiba. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufpr.br/economia/article/view/8547
• topic: pension systems; social welfare; pensions; income concentration; Previdência social; aposentadorias e pensões; concentração de renda

This work analyzes the participation and the contribution of thehousehold pensions on the inequality of income distribution in Brazil, Rural Brazil,State of Paraná and Rural Paraná, in the period 1992 - 2003. The paper reviewsthe literature on social politics and social welfare and uses the methodology ofdecomposition of the Gini index: revenue of the main work, revenue of otherworks, pensions, donations, rent revenues and other revenues (interests,dividends, etc.). The results show growing participation of pensions in the yearsafter 1992, explained by the social and economical policies of the period. Thecontribution of that portion of household revenue for the concentration of incomeis significant for Brazil and rural Brazil in the last five years analyzed. Paranáthwarted the Brazilian reality, showing the non contribution of pensions for theconcentration of income in the State, except for 2002. In the rural space, however,the concentration of income was produced by that portion of revenue in theyears 1992, 1998 and 2002.