Deconstructing the Decline in Inequality in Latin America

Deconstructing the Decline in Inequality in Latin America

Inequality in Latin America unambiguously declined in the 2000s. The Gini coefficient fell in 16 of the 17 countries where there are comparable data, and the change was statistically significant for all of them. Existing studies point to two main e...

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Main Authors: Lustig, Nora, Lopez-Calva, Luis F., Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C 2013
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
ACTIVE LABOR
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET
ACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
ANNUAL % CHANGE
AVERAGE CHANGE
BASIC EDUCATION
BIRTH RATES
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
COLLEGE GRADUATES
CONCENTRATION COEFFICIENTS
COUNTERFACTUALS
DECLINING INEQUALITY
DEMAND-SIDE
DEMOCRACY
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGES
DRIVERS
EARNING
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC REVIEW
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS
ELASTICITY
EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
EQUALIZING EFFECT
EXPLANATORY VARIABLES
FORMAL EDUCATION
GINI COEFFICIENT
GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
GROWTH COMPONENT
GROWTH SPELLS
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
INCIDENCE OF POVERTY
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME INEQUALITY
INCOME REDISTRIBUTION
INCOME SOURCE
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INEQUALITY CHANGES
INEQUALITY MEASURE
INEQUALITY TRENDS
INVERSE RELATIONSHIP
LABOR INCOME
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
LABOR MARKET POLICIES
LABOR RELATIONS
LABOR SUPPLY
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
MEAN INCOME
MIGRANT
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
OPPORTUNITY COST
PENSIONS
PER CAPITA INCOME
PER CAPITA INCOMES
POLICY CHANGES
POLICY DISCUSSIONS
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POWER PARITY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PRIMARY SCHOOLING
PRIVATE TRANSFERS
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PROGRAMS
PROGRESS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
PUBLIC SPENDING
PUBLIC TRANSFERS
PURCHASING POWER
PURCHASING POWER PARITY
QUALITY OF EDUCATION
REAL EXCHANGE RATE
REAL WAGES
REDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES
REDUCING POVERTY
REGIONAL AVERAGES
RELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
RELATIVE DEMAND
RELATIVE DISTRIBUTION
RELATIVE SUPPLY
RELATIVE WAGES
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
RENTS
RESIDUAL TERM
RESPECT
RURAL AREAS
SCHOOL ENROLMENT
SECONDARY EDUCATION
SECONDARY SCHOOL
SECONDARY SCHOOLING
SKILL GROUPS
SKILL PREMIUM
SKILL PREMIUMS
SKILLED LABOR
SKILLED WORKERS
SOCIAL POLICY
TERTIARY EDUCATION
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNSKILLED LABOR
UNSKILLED WORKERS
URBAN AREAS
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGE INEQUALITY
WAGE LEVELS
WAGE PREMIUM
government transfers
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18060343/deconstructing-decline-inequality-latin-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15915

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18060343/deconstructing-decline-inequality-latin-america
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15915

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