We decompose changes in the Gini coefficient to investigate whether the Conditional Cash Tranfers (CCT) have had an inequality reducing effect in three Latin American countries: Brazil, Mexico and Chile. We conclude that CCT programs helped reducing inequality between the mid-1990s and the...

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The current economic crisis is spreading to the developing world. Even solid emerging economies are affected. IPC Working Paper 51 reviews labour markets in three Latin American countries over the past two decades and suggests how recessions affect the working poor. This One Pager looks at...