O impacto da pandemia nas desigualdades regionais de renda no Brasil

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on regional income inequalities in Brazil, focusing on differences in individual earnings between the Northeast and Southeast regions, while considering socioeconomic and structural factors. The research adopts a quantitative approach based on the Continuous PNAD (2018- 2021), combining descriptive and econometric analysis. The descriptive stage examines the evolution of earnings and their distribution according to factors such as education and informality. In the econometric analysis, a log-linear regression model is used to estimate the impact of these variables on individual earnings in the context of the pandemic. The results indicate that informality played a key role in widening regional inequalities, affecting the income structure in the Northeast. Although emergency aid temporarily mitigated wage losses, its reduction in 2021 exposed the vulnerability of informal workers to economic shocks.