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Erik Figueiredo
 
''A Note on the Measurement of Unfair Inequality in Brazil''
( 2011, Vol. 31 No.4 )
 
 
This paper measures unfair inequality in Brazil using the "responsibility-sensitive" fairness principle. The results show that the levels of fairness in Brazil did not decrease as much as the income concentration levels for the period.
 
 
Keywords: Income Distribution; Unfairness
JEL: D3 - Distribution: General
D6 - Welfare Economics: General
 
Manuscript Received : Aug 15 2011 Manuscript Accepted : Oct 18 2011

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