Standard tax and benefit incidence analysis is used to estimate the effects of fiscal policy on poverty and inequality … in Peru. Results suggest that the extent of inequality and poverty reduction induced by Peru’s fiscal policy is small … are especially effective in reducing extreme poverty in rural areas. We also find that in-kind transfers are effective in …

? A standard fiscal incidence analysis shows that Uruguay achieves a nontrivial reduction in inequality and poverty when …

How much redistribution and poverty reduction is being accomplished in Latin America through social spending, subsidies … comparable methodology yields the following results. Direct taxes and cash transfers reduce inequality and poverty by nontrivial … offset the poverty-reducing impact of cash transfers. When one includes the in-kind transfers in education and health, valued …

leakages in transfers to the nonpoor and to the small size of per beneficiary transfers. The impact of fiscal policy on poverty …

of disposable income inequality and poverty rose markedly between 2006 and 2009, primarily due to the introduction of a …

the redistributive effect of fiscal policy on income distribution and poverty in Brazil using household survey data that … portion of direct transfer beneficiaries are nonpoor. As a result, inequality and poverty reduction are low relative to …