"Solon's (1992) landmark study estimated the intergenerational elasticity (IGE) in income between fathers and sons to …

caught in a vicious circle. They lack sufficient access to education, credit and other means to generate income, so they earn … lower wages, which in turn prevents them from accumulating the assets they need to increase future income. The authors … analyze the ownership and use of income-generating assets, as well as access to them. Where there are market imperfections …

This paper studies the empirical links among factor endowments, trade, and personal income distribution. The motivation … changes are quite complex and their final effect on income distribution is theoretically unclear. The author's aim is to … present the stylized empirical facts on the relations between income distribution, factor endowments, and trade. …

This paper argues that there is no country in Latin America where we can confidently say that income inequality … schooling are the main reason why income distribution has not improved in the 1990s. However, the lack of progress in income …