In well-functioning democracies, the policymaking process should in principle respond to persistent economic inequality … that elected representatives eventually supply through policies designed to alleviate inequality. Policymaking constraints … explanations for the continuing high inequality observed in the region. Countries with stronger democracies have adopted more …

in five Southern Cone countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. …

The relationship between firms and inequality has been a focus of recent attention globally. This chapter summarizes …

Drawing on a comprehensive compilation of quantile shares and inequality measures for 34 countries, including over 5 …,600 estimated Gini coefficient, we review the measurement of income inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean over the last … curve, with inequality rising in most countries prior to the 1990s, and falling during the early 21st Century, at least …

knowledge, this is the first experimental evaluation program of its kind in Latin America implemented during the pandemic, with …

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. …