In this paper we contrast the impact of the income gap between formal and informal sector on Mexico's income inequality … to alternative explanations. Unlike previous studies we take a time series approach to analyze the determinants of income …

of the income distribution. This allows to compare the level in human development of the poor with the level of the non … sample of 21 low and middle income countries and 11 industrialized countries. Our results show that inequality in human … industrialized countries is often below the HDI of the richest quintile in many middle income countries. We also find, however, a …

indicators. Using a panel of 95 developing and middle-income countries from 1961 to 2002 that includes data on educational … effect of tertiary education is insignificant. When distinguishing between income groups, our results indicate that even …