Lustig, Nora; Pessino, Carola; Molina, George Gray; … - Department of Economics, Tulane University - 2011
a unity is misleading. The (after direct taxes and transfers) Gini, for example, declines by over 10 percent in …, lower and less progressive transfers have been identified as the main cause. Existing studies show that, while in Europe the … distribution of all transfers combined (cash and in-kind) is egalitarian, the bulk of transfers in Latin America accrue to the …
