Whites, Blacks, and Brown in the Labor Market in Brazil: A Study About Inequalities

Type Journal Article - The Review of Black Political Economy
Title Whites, Blacks, and Brown in the Labor Market in Brazil: A Study About Inequalities
Author(s)
Volume 36
Issue 2
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2009
Page numbers 127-135
URL http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12114-009-9039-1
Abstract
This paper examines inequalities between white and black and brown populations in Brazil within occupations that require university degree. The main result confirms that once reached the university degree, blacks/brown usually obtain smaller but comparable income to that of whites. Although some racial discrimination in labor market may exist, such result corroborates other studies that identify schooling differentials as the main reason for the high income inequality found in Brazil.

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