This paper presents findings on the changing effectiveness of cash transfers and income taxes on inequality and poverty … and inequality. The strength of the relationship varies between countries and in some cases between the all age and the …

A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …

A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …

Empirical studies on minimum wages are primarily concerned with employment while their effects on income inequality … and reduce income inequality. We examine this assertion for different minimum wage levels on the basis of a … will only have a minor impact on inequality among households with at least one minimum-wage worker. Low wage earners are …

Mozambique on household consumption poverty. To predict changes in income and the associated effects on poverty and inequality …

results provide evidence that the current public health crisis will exacerbate economic inequality, and they are among the rst …

This study explores the evolution of inequality in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic using primary data … available from household and employment surveys collected in 2020. Inequality increased on average by 2 percent between 2019 and … 2020, twice the average annual growth in the inequality indicator that marked the decade of growing inequality in the 1990s …

economies: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. We show that the short-term impact on income inequality and poverty can be …