01883cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF018002 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484324776 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Goes, Carlos. Inequality in Brazil : A Regional Perspective / Carlos Goes, Izabela Karpowicz. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (34 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students In this study, we document the decline in income inequality and a convergence in consumption patterns in Brazilian states in a new database constructed from micro data from the national households' survey. We adjust the state-Gini coefficients for spatial price differences using information on households' rental prices available in the survey. In a panel regression framework, we find that labor income growth, formalization, and schooling contributed to the decline in inequality during 2004-14, but redistributive policies, such as Bolsa Familia, have also played a positive role. Going forward, it will be important to phase out untargeted subsidies, such as public spending on tertiary education, and contain growth of public sector wages, to improve budgetary efficiency and protect gains in equality. Mode of access: Internet Karpowicz, Izabela. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/225 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2017/225/001.2017.issue-225-en.xml IMF e-Library