Is intergenerational poverty in Brazil transmitted by sociobehavioral factors?
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Abstract
This article analyzes the determinants of intergenerational poverty in Brazil,
based primarily on sociobehavioral aspects described in Lewis (1966) and variables on the
moral values of the interviewees extracted from the WVS. To this end, the Logit model and
its marginal effects were estimated. It was found that almost half of the poor in Brazil inherited
poverty from their parents. Having many children, being an evangelical, and living in the
Northeast region increase the chances of being intergenerationally poor, while the respondent’s
and his/her father’s years of schooling reduce this risk. Poverty and its transmission
across generations must be understood from a broader perspective, which allows the influence
of cultural values to be incorporated into its causes.
JEL Classification: I32.
