Desigualdade de renda e sua decomposição no nordeste brasileiro

Abstract

This paper presents the evolution of income inequality in the Brazilian Northeast by household income per capita for the period 2004 to 2011 It constitutes the main objective to ascertain what were the portions of the total income that contributed in reducing inequality. Based on data from the National Household Sample Survey (PNAD), decomposes the index of income concentration in five components: labor income, retirement and public pensions; pensions and private pensions; rental allowance, donations and other income. It shows that income inequality in the Northeast region of Brazil which was 0,577 in 2004, increased to 0,537 in 2011 It is concluded that the participation of the plot from work has the largest share of total income, then the portion of retirement income and pensions officers whose average in that period was approximately 21%. The plots that most influenced the reduction in income inequality were labor income, retirement and pension officers and other income. The portion other income accounts for 28.05% of the reduction in inequality in the Northeast during the period.