Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/129895 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Texto para Discussão No. 2147
Publisher: 
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), Brasília
Abstract (Translated): 
We propose a methodology to conciliate the distributions of incomes of Census 2010 and of DIRPF 2010 (personal income tax reports). Applying this methodology, we decompose inequality by classes, regions and sex, race and age groups. We use annualized incomes and detailed educational information about university degrees obtained. Our results suggest that the underestimation of incomes in household surveys lead to an underestimation of the role of elites in Brazilian inequality. These elites contribute disproportionally to inequality and the correction resulting from conciliation increase even more this contribution.
Subjects: 
income inequality
social stratification
regional inequality
income tax
JEL: 
D31
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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