Fertility rates significantly fell over the last decades in Latin America. In order to assess the extent to which these … changes contributed to the observed reduction in income poverty and inequality we apply microeconometric decompositions to … microdata from national household surveys from seven Latin American countries. We find that changes in fertility rates were …

government, lower fertility rates, and better overall gender equality experienced lower income inequality, ceteris paribus. These …

, South Africa's government has made significant steps to combat poverty and inequality and encourage economic growth … poverty. The income and wealth distribution in South Africa is among the most uneven in the world, and many households lack … even the most basic access to healthcare, clean energy, and clean water. Although it has increased government spending …