Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards …. Reducing income inequality is a key government objective and this requires improving the performance of the labour market …

Economic inequality and poverty have persisted in Latin America despite important changes in political and policy … improvements of those in poverty in the left tail of the earning income distribution are likely to reduce inequality. First it … poverty and income inequality. This is illustrated empirically using the 2004 Chilean Social Protection Survey data …

This paper studies the impact of income inequality on fiscal conservatism when an increase in inequality essentially … literature, inequality will then be associated will less, rather than more, redistributive taxation. Furthermore, if the poor are … liquidity constrained then the positive association between inequality and fiscal conservatism will increase the persistence in …

This study examines the rise and fall in income inequality in Ecuador over the past two decades. Falling income …. The new leftist regime's social transfer policies helped reduce inequality further, but the continuation of Ecuador … inequality. …