This study explores the evolution of inequality in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic using primary data … available from household and employment surveys collected in 2020. Inequality increased on average by 2 percent between 2019 and … 2020, twice the average annual growth in the inequality indicator that marked the decade of growing inequality in the 1990s …

and unambiguously assert that trade openness is conducive to growth and poverty reduction, the preponderance of evidence … supports this conclusion. However, the majority of empirical studies also show that the impact of trade on growth and poverty …

of poverty rates and inequality levels. We also estimate a heterogeneous response to the mining-abundant condition …, finding stronger responses in lower-poverty, higher-inequality districts. Finally, we find a trend suggesting incremental … activities, on the reduction of poverty and inequality. …

This paper presents findings on the changing effectiveness of cash transfers and income taxes on inequality and poverty … relationship between the concentration of cash transfers net of direct taxes and their effectiveness in terms of reducing poverty … and inequality. The strength of the relationship varies between countries and in some cases between the all age and the …

different regulatory approaches may, in the end, have quite diverse implications on income inequality among the elderly. A … affected the income position of high-income pensioners. However, also the structure of public pension benefits had a poverty …

, pensioners are compared on their poverty rates and inequality. The redistribution paradox states that poverty will be the highest … inequality in income is higher for men than for women both in Belgium and in the Netherlands. In order to minimize poverty and …) poverty rates are much higher than in the Netherlands (universal minimum pension). Poverty rates are higher for elderly women …

-government poverty rates climb by three to four percentage points once we account for households' medical expenses. We find that …

project that would overcome the rural-urban dichotomy. Their socioeconomic conditions showed improvement in poverty indicators …

helps to understand the high levels of inequality. The contemporary fiscal version of that assertion goes something like … that reduce growth and thwart poverty reduction efforts. The argument of this paper is that there are various possible …