with the likelihood of being middle class. The example of Colombia illustrates that, while growing in size, this income …

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 …

importance of different income sources. The decomposition is applied to household survey data from 35 countries from 6 regions in …

The use of income distribution indicators in the economics literature has increased considerably in recent years. This …

This study uses data from Malaysia's Household Income and Expenditure Surveys to quantify the importance of different … factors in accounting for the changes in Malaysia's income distribution between 1984 and 1989 ("Period 1") and between 1989 … factors accounting for rising mean income and falling poverty in the two periods. …

Poverty in Brazil and Chile; The Role of Transaction Costs in Explaining Economic Performance and Income Distribution: Some …