Has recent economic growth/recession in Brazil been pro-poor?. Issue 15 (2nd September 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wang, Zuobao; Sun, Jing
• Is Part Of: Applied economics letters. Volume 28:Issue 15(2021)
• Page Start: 1317
• Page End: 1320
• Publication Date: 2021-09-02
• Subjects: Pro-poor growth -- poverty -- inequality -- Brazil; D31 -- D63; Economics -- Periodicals; Economics, Mathematical -- Periodicals; 330
• DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2020.1813241
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-4851

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This paper evaluates whether recent economic growth/recession in Brazil was pro-poor during the period of 2006–2016 and compares the boom and recession periods. The results show that in boom periods, the growth in Brazil is pro-poor but not pro-ultrapoor. While the recession is anti-poor especially anti-ultrapoor and such worsened inequality dominates the increasing trend of poverty in Brazil.