model the progress of inequality, as reflected in Gini coefficients, 90/10 and 50/10 percentile ratios in the region. We … find that the bulk of the measured rise is inequality from the 1930s to the 1960s is due to changing survey methods and … to a later broad focus on the population. Finally, we predict the pattern of inequality over time that might have been …

This paper examines the role of human capital persistence in explaining long-term development. We exploit variation …

quantitative theory to study the dynamic implications of informality on wage inequality, human capital accumulation, child labor … path. Hence, we examine the effectiveness of different development policies to exit the poverty trap. Our numerical …

development until countries reach upper-middle income, and only thereafter falls. This note quantifies the shape of the mobility …

governments are likely to encourage the development of LTC programs as demand for them steadily grows. In particular, policymakers … findings are natural starting points to start thinking about LTC program development in the region. …

Economic development in Latin America has trailed most other world regions over the past four decades despite its … relatively high initial development and school attainment levels. This puzzle can be resolved by considering the actual learning …

inequality in the U.S. without generating much benefit in terms of lower crime rates. …

Tony Atkinson is universally celebrated for his outstanding contributions to the measurement and analysis of inequality …, but he never saw the study of inequality as a separate branch of economics. He was an economist in the classical sense …