findings show rising income levels and decreasing inequality, with the latter being mostly caused by pro-poor growth rather … into a market-oriented economy. This paper offers a comprehensive study of inequality and mobility patterns for Russia … than redistribution. The poorest tercile experienced a growth rate that was more than 10 times that of the richest tercile …

The paper describes inequality trends in selected emerging economies (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, China, India … of living). To the extent made possible by the nature of available data, measures of income inequality for these emerging … economies covered in the paper show levels of income inequality higher than in the five most unequal OECD countries, while the …