This chapter reviews the empirical evidence on the levels and trends in income/consumption inequality and poverty in … on average the levels of national income inequality in the developing world increased in the 1980s and 1990s, and … declined in the 2000s. There was a remarkable fall in income poverty since the early 1980s, driven by the exceptional …

This chapter reviews the empirical evidence on the levels and trends in income/consumption inequality and poverty in … on average the levels of national income inequality in the developing world increased in the 1980s and 1990s and declined … in the 2000s. There has been a remarkable fall in income poverty since the early 1980s, driven by the exceptional …

the world. We study the impact of this demographic shock on the Colombian income distribution exploiting the geographical … increases in income inequality and poverty. We link this result to a sizeable downgrading of (mostly unregistered) Venezuelan …

highest in the world. Income inequality has fallen in the 2000s, suggesting a turning point from the significant increases of …