Blacks, whites and the top incomes: The other side of Brazilian racial inequality

Authors

  • Emerson Ferreira Rocha Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/csu.2016.52.2.05

Abstract

This article discusses the determinants of racial inequality in the composition of the top incomes in Brazil. The results show that the factors explaining racial inequality behave unevenly across different levels of the income distribution, with the effect of discrimination reaching its maximum at the higher quantiles. This contradicts the thesis of “whitening” – embranquecimento – insofar as this thesis claims that blacks of a higher socioeconomic status may not suffer discrimination in Brazil or, at least, that they may be discriminated at a lesser extent. The data is from the 2010 Brazilian national Census. The methods are linear and non-linear regressions.

Keywords: racial inequality, discrimination, income, education, top incomes.

Author Biography

  • Emerson Ferreira Rocha, Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada
    Doutor em Sociologia pela Universidade de Brasília. Pesquisador no Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada.

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Published

2016-06-22

Issue

Vol. 52 No. 2 (2016): May/August

Section

Dossiê: Movimentos negros e ações afirmativas

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How to Cite

Blacks, whites and the top incomes: The other side of Brazilian racial inequality. (2016). Ciências Sociais Em Revista, 52(2), 182-195. https://doi.org/10.4013/csu.2016.52.2.05