Dynamics of Asymmetries in Income Distribution by Family Arrangements in Brazil
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Mudanças demográficas
Arranjos familiares
Desigualdade de renda
Covid-19
Brasil

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Silva Terra, T. M., & Hermeto, A. M. (2025). Dynamics of Asymmetries in Income Distribution by Family Arrangements in Brazil. evista atinoamericana e Población, 18, e202419. https://doi.org/10.31406/relap2024.v.18e202419

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This study examines the role of changes in family arrangements on income distribution in Brazil, using microdata from the Continuous National Household Sample Survey (PNADC) from 2012 to 2023. Family arrangements are classified into five groups: couples with children, childless couples, single mothers, single persons, and other family arrangements. Modest but relevant trends are observed, such as a decrease in couples with children and an increase in single persons and childless couples. Recent declines in income inequality are noted, particularly pronounced in 2020, due to general impoverishment exacerbated by the pandemic. Finally, quantile regression results suggest statistically significant asymmetries between percentiles across the income distribution in all
family arrangements, and Theil index decomposition results suggest that “within-group” inequalities are more relevant in the family income distribution, although the weight of “between-group” inequality has increased since 2019.

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