Pro-Poor Growth in Brazil: an empirical evaluation of the 1990 Decade

Authors

  • Márcio Antônio Salvato Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais Author
  • Ari Francisco de Araujo Junior Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais Author
  • Cláudio D. Shikida Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-1095.v3p18-37

Keywords:

Economic Growth, Growth Incidence Curves, Brazilian Economy, Regional Economy, Bourguignon Hypothesis

Abstract

This article has as objective to investigate the relation between growth, poverty and inequality in the Brazilian cities. The objectives are: measure the elasticities of the reduction of the poverty in relation to the economic growth and the variation rate of the income inequality; test the existence of nonlinear interaction between the growth and the initial inequality (Bourguignon Hypothesis). We estimate growth incidence curves (GIC) for the cities to analyze the quality of growth. The results suggest that, between the regions, the biggest elasticity of the reduction of the poverty was observed in the Southeast and corroborate Bourguignon hypothesis. The results point with respect to a negative correlation between the elasticity redistribution and the initial Gini and positive between the module of the two elasticities. The GICs disclose that Brazil and no region had presented pro-poor growth in the period. Between the states this happens with Roraima. In the mesorregiões, only 7.35% had presented pro-poor growth while for the microrregiões this number exceeds 11%. The municipal analysis almost discloses to pro-poor growth in 25% of the cities.

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Author Biographies

  • Márcio Antônio Salvato, Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais
    Filiação institucional. Doutor em Economia pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Brasil, e docente do Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais, Brasil. Correspondência: Instituição de correspondência Rua Rio Grande do Norte, 300 – Funcionários – Belo Horizonte – 30.130-13 – MG – Brasil
  • Ari Francisco de Araujo Junior, Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais
    Mestre em Economia pela e docente do Correspondência: Instituição de correspondência Rua Rio Grande do Norte, 300 – Funcionários – Belo Horizonte – 30.130-13 – MG – Brasil
  • Cláudio D. Shikida, Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais
    Doutor em Economia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, e docente do Instituto Brasileiro de Mercado de Capitais Correspondência:  Instituição de correspondência Rua Rio Grande do Norte, 300 – Funcionários – Belo Horizonte – 30.130-13 – MG – Brasil

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Published

2013-06-07

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Artigos

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How to Cite

Pro-Poor Growth in Brazil: an empirical evaluation of the 1990 Decade. (2013). Management & Public Policies Journal, 3(1), 18-37. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-1095.v3p18-37