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Desigualdade e polarização entre empregados na agricultura brasileira: 1992-2007

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  • Hoffman, Rodolfo

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The paper discusses the concept of polarization of an income distribution and examines the earnings distribution of employees in Brazilian agriculture in the period 1992-2007. Considering the period 1995-2007, after the monetary stabilization, it is shown that the inequality of that distribution is stable and that its degree of polarization has a decreasing trend. Next, the paper analyses the changes in the inequality between permanent and temporary employees and between those with or without the legal employee?s document, pointing to the different role of the legal minimum wage in influencing the earnings distribution within these worker categories. Finally, the paper shows that the share of regional differences in the inequality of the distribution of wages in Brazilian agriculture has increased.

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  • Hoffman, Rodolfo, 2009. "Desigualdade e polarização entre empregados na agricultura brasileira: 1992-2007," Revista Economia e Sociedade, Instituto de Economia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), vol. 37, pages 1-12, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:euc:ancoec:v:37:y:2009:p:417-428
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    Keywords

    Polarization; Inequality; Income distribution; Agriculture ? Brazil.;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • D39 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Other
    • J43 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Agricultural Labor Markets

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