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Taxation and inequality in developing countries: Lessons from the recent experience of Latin America
Martorano, Bruno - 2016
This paper aims to advance understanding about the relationship between taxation and inequality in developing countries … taxes promoted the progressivity of the tax system and contributed to the reduction of inequality. Yet, the effectiveness of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653911
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Cash transfers in Latin America: Effects on poverty and redistribution
Amarante, Verónica; Brun, Martín - 2016
In this paper, we present comparative evidence for eight Latin American countries regarding design and effects of cash transfers (CTs). On the basis of household survey data, we analyse their coverage, importance in household income, and effects on poverty reduction and income redistribution. We...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653948
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The growth-employment-poverty nexus in Latin America in the 2000s: Cross-country analysis
Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary; Jaume, David; Viollaz, … - 2015
In the great majority of Latin American countries in the 2000s, economic growth took place and brought about improvements in almost all labour market indicators and consequent reductions in poverty rates. Across countries, economic growth was not all that mattered; external factors were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011440688
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Inequality in education: Evidence for Latin America
Cruces, Guillermo; García Domench, Carolina; … - 2011
This paper provides original empirical evidence on the evolution of education inequality for the Latin American … outcomes and opportunities across the population, including inequality in years of education, gaps in school enrolment, wage …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319832
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Changes in labour market conditions and policies: Their impact on wage inequality during the last decade
Keifman, Saúl N.; Maurizio, Roxana - 2012
Labour market incomes have been a major contributor to the important fall in inequality in Latin America during the … 2000s. Indeed, it was the main contributor in countries where inequality fell more dramatically. A proper understanding of … the workings of the labour market is necessary to comprehend why inequality fell, what lies ahead of us and what we can do …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319926
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On the distributional implications of social protection reforms in Latin America
Barrientos, Armando - 2011
insurance in the 1990s and the growth of social assistance in the 2000s, and assesses their effects on poverty and inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280118
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Educational inequality and intergenerational mobility in Latin America : a new database
Neidhöfer, Guido; Serrano, Joaquín; Gasparini, Leonardo - In: Journal of development economics 134 (2018), pp. 329-349
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011982710
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The long(er)-term impacts of Chile Solidario on human capital and labour income
Neidhöfer, Guido; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2017
This paper examines Chile Solidario, a social protection programme that provides poor households in Chile with preferential access to a conditional cash transfer programme designed to facilitate investments in children's health and education. We assess the programme's longer-term impact on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943804
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Skill premium, labor supply, and changes in the structure of wages in Latin America
Fernández, Manuel; Messina, Julián - In: Journal of development economics 135 (2018), pp. 555-573
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011982878