outcomes. It finds that while poverty has fallen across the region over the last two decades, inequality has increased …

question. This paper analyzes the effects of fiscal policies on income inequality in a panel of advanced and emerging market … fiscal consolidations are likely to raise inequality through various channels including their effects on unemployment …. Spending-based consolidations tend to worsen inequality more significantly, relative to tax-based consolidations. The …

combination, on GDP and inequality. We focus on three dimensions of financial inclusion: access (determined by the size of … inclusion, GDP, inequality, and the distribution of gains and losses. …

and income inequality in Brazil over the period 1995-2011. The results indicate that a tighter fiscal stance at the sub …-national level is not associated with a deterioration in inequality measures. This finding contrasts with the conclusions of several … papers in the burgeoning literature on the effects of fiscal consolidation on inequality using national data for OECD …

This paper investigates the empirical characteristics of income inequality in China and a panel of BRIC+ countries over …€”an inverted Ushaped relationship between income inequality and economic development—in China and the panel of BRIC+ countries … income inequality. While government spending appears to have a worsening impact, taxation improves income distribution. Even …

This paper uses the Shapley Value decomposition technique to assess the factors behind the rise of inequality in China …. It finds that, in many ways, inequality may have been an inevitable by-product of China’s investment and export …-led growth model. Between Chinese households, we find that the most important factors explaining income inequality are location …

We document the evolution of poverty and inequality across Indian states during the recent period of rapid growth (2004 …

findings indicate that increases in national income have a significant moderating effect on income inequality: a one percent … could help reduce income inequality. …

Despite the rapid economic growth and poverty reduction, inequality in Asia worsened during last two decades. We focus …