statistically significant and robust to changes in the time interval, inequality measures, and data sources. In-depth country …

Inequality in Latin America unambiguously declined in the 2000s. The Gini coefficient fell in 16 of the 17 countries … main explanations for the decline in inequality: a reduction in hourly labor income inequality, and more robust and … hourly labor income inequality. The causes behind the decline in returns to schooling, however, have not been unambiguously …

inequality and poverty when all taxes and transfers are combined. In comparison with five other countries in Latin America, it … ranks first (poverty reduction) and second (inequality reduction), and first in terms of poverty reduction effectiveness and … third in terms of overall (including transfers in-kind) inequality reduction effectiveness. Direct taxes are progressive and …

Inequality and poverty fell sharply in many Latin American countries during a decade in which voters in ten countries … econometric evidence that social democratic regimes in Brazil and Chile were more successful at reducing inequality and poverty … window with lower levels of inequality, so to some extent recent reductions in inequality are a return to "normal" levels (as …

Fiscal policy can change poverty and inequality substantially or little depending on the government's redistributive … and human capital accumulation, as well as reducing inequality. The Commitment to Equity Assessment (CEQ) evaluates … evaluations. The CEQ relies on inequality, poverty and tax and benefit incidence analyses. …

Fiscal policy can change poverty and inequality substantially or slightly depending on the government's redistributive … and human capital accumulation, as well as with reducing inequality. The Commitment to Equity Assessment (CEQ) evaluates … independent evaluations. CEQ relies on inequality, poverty and tax and benefit incidence analyses. …

American region. Empirical evidence suggests that macroeconomic shocks can result in substantial increases in inequality and …