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Position in occupation, working time and income in Brazilian agriculture in 1980

ABSTRACT

The size distribution of income within the agricultural sector, in Brazil, is analised, considering the weekly working time of each economically active person and his classification as employee, employer, or autonomous worker. The data basis is the 1980 Demographic Census. The results show the importance of that classification in the determination of the overall inequality of the income distribution in the agricultural sector.

KEYWORDS:
Agriculture; income distribution; inequality; time allocation

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