Anker Living Income Estimates for Coffee Growing Regions of Brazil

Anker Research Institute Working Paper Series | Number 4

Alexandre de Freitas Barbosa, Rogério Jerônimo Barbosa, Eduardo Lazzari, Ian Prates, Marina Barbosa e Silva and Angela Cristina Tepassê with Richard Anker and Martha Anker

ABSTRACT

This report provides Anker Living Income estimates for three coffee growing areas in Brazil: Northwest Espírito Santo; Zona da Mata mineira, and Triângulo Mineiro/Alto Paranaíba. The report uses statistical regressions of available data from Brazilian household surveys and available Anker Living Wage and Living Income Benchmarks to estimate living costs at the mesoregion level. Additional socioeconomic data across regions is presented to contextualize the results.