period inequality increased substantially. Two types of episodes have shaped this upward trend: deep macroeconomic crises and … periods of sudden and intense economic liberalization. The sizeable rise in inequality in the 1990s seems to be associated to … subsequent recoveries contributed to the volatility of inequality along this upward trend. The large macroeconomic crisis of 2001 …

This paper documents patterns and recent developments on different dimensions of inequality in Latin America and the … Caribbean (LAC). New comparative international evidence confirms that LAC is a region of high inequality, although maybe not the … highest in the world. Income inequality has fallen in the 2000s, suggesting a turning point from the significant increases of …

This paper provides original empirical evidence on the evolution of education inequality for all Latin American … and opportunities across the population, including inequality in years of education, gaps in school enrollment, wage skill …

This paper provides original empirical evidence on the evolution of education inequality for the Latin American … outcomes and opportunities across the population, including inequality in years of education, gaps in school enrolment, wage …

employment by occupations polarized from 2010 to 2012, and some poverty and inequality indicators increased from 2010 to 2012 …. The international crisis had substantial negative effects on the economic growth rate, unemployment, poverty, and … inequality indicators, and not all of them recovered after the crisis. …