Why is Poverty So High Among Afro-Brazilians? A Decomposition Analysis of the Racial Poverty Gap
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Why Is Poverty So High Among Afro-Brazilians? A Decomposition Analysis of the Racial Poverty Gap
Why Is Poverty So High Among Afro-Brazilians? A Decomposition Analysis of the Racial Poverty Gap This study aimed to identify the major factors underlying the large discrepancy in poverty levels between two Brazilian racial groups: whites and Afro-Brazilians. We performed an Oaxaca-Blinder-type decomposition for nonlinear regressions in order to quantify the extent to which differences in obser...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Development Studies
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0022-0388,1743-9140
DOI: 10.1080/00220380902890235