Race, Gender and Poverty: Evidence from Brazilian Data

25 Pages Posted: 7 Sep 2022

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Sasha Yeutseyeva

Human Computation and (data) Visualization - Smith College

Thibaud Deguilhem

LADYSS UMR 7533 - Université Paris Cité

Date Written: August 30, 2022

Abstract

Race and gender are commonly considerated as two of the most important structural factors associated with unequal socioeconomic systems. Previous research has found that these factors are significant for explaining the income inequality in Latin America and particularly in Brazil. This study aims to address whether both determinants predict an individual’s chances of being in poverty in Brazil, using national dataset and articulating different econometric strategies. Overall, being a woman had a small positive impact on an individual’s predicted chance of poverty and only in a probability linear specification. We think that this result does not align well with previous literature because of the selection bias affecting women labor market participation. However, evidence of strong and robust racial differenciation in Brazil was present. Discussing the representativeness of the sample, this study highlights the importance of data quality as well as the relevance of using various statistical methods.

Keywords: Brazil, poverty, race, gender, inequality

JEL Classification: J15, J16, N16

Suggested Citation

Yeutseyeva, Sasha and Deguilhem, Thibaud, Race, Gender and Poverty: Evidence from Brazilian Data (August 30, 2022). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4106630 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4106630

Sasha Yeutseyeva (Contact Author)

Human Computation and (data) Visualization - Smith College ( email )

Northampton, MA 01063
United States

Thibaud Deguilhem

LADYSS UMR 7533 - Université Paris Cité ( email )

85 boulevard Saint-Germain
Paris, 75006
France

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