This paper investigates the main determinants of income inequality in transition countries during the period 1990 … inequality: the potential endogeneity of income growth, which is largely ignored by most empirical studies. We adopt a two … relationship between income inequality and the level of economic development. We also find that the redistributive impact of fiscal …

In this study, we document the decline in income inequality and a convergence in consumption patterns in Brazilian … regression framework, we find that labor income growth, formalization, and schooling contributed to the decline in inequality …

We examine the extent to which declining manufacturing employment may havecontributed to increasing inequality in … high initialmanufacturing wage premium and the high level of income inequality. The manufacturingwage premium declined … between the 1980s and the 2000s in the United States, but it doesnot explain the contemporaneous rise in inequality. Instead …

Income inequality in Latin America has declined during the last decade, in contrast to the experience in many other … declining trend in income inequality in Latin America and proposes various reasons behind this important development. Using a … almost two-thirds of the recent decline in income inequality in Latin America is explained by policies and strong GDP growth …

This paper focusses on income inequality in Asia, its drivers and policies to combat it. It finds that income … inequality has risen in most of Asia, in contrast to many regions. While in the past, rapid growth in Asia has come with … equity' miracle. There is a growing consensus that high levels of inequality can hamper the pace and sustainability of growth …

This paper explores the impact of fiscal and labor market policies on efficiency, inequality, and fiscal outcomes in … inequality, the main exception being capital income tax cuts. A reduction of the minimum wage has an ambiguous impact on the … could improve overall efficiency, inequality, and fiscal outcomes, for instance if targeted labor tax reductions are offset …