This paper presents a simple theoretical framework to explain variations in income inequality over time and between … countries. It also analyses the factors responsible for the widespread rise in inequality during the neo-liberal reforms of 1980 … compares the decline in inequality observed in most of Latin America over 2000-2008 with the steady increase of inequality in …

that currently changes in income or consumption inequality are (almost) exclusively due to changes in the share of the … of hidden (or partially hidden) inequality and how the Palma may be useful in bringing this to light in the parts of the …

This paper synthesizes the evidence of a negative correlation between income inequality and environmental quality. It … shows that inequality exerts adverse impact on environmental outcomes through several channels, including the household … impact of inequality. Other dimensions of inequality, in particular gender inequality, also impact environmental quality …