Desigualdade no Brasil: Marcelo Medeiros - CUNY

Inequality in Brazil

Wednesday, December 11, 4 PM Room 9207 The Graduate Center, CUNY

"The evolution of inequality in Brazil" Professor Marcelo Medeiros’ talk discusses the evolution of inequality in Brazil since the 1920's.

Marcelo Medeiros (PhD, University of Brasilia) is visiting professor at Princeton University. He was professor at the University of Brasilia and Senior Researcher at the Brazilian Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA). His research focuses on social inequalities. Medeiros has authored, co-authored, and edited numerous books, book chapters and peer-reviewed articles in the areas of social inequality and mobility, demography, health, education, poverty, development theory, and disability and social protection. He has served as a policy expert at the Brazilian Audit Court (TCU Brasilia) and as an adviser for the Brazilian National Science Council (CNPq). He is a member of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science, the International Sociological Association, and the Brazilian Sociological Society.

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