Fiscal Redistribution and Income Inequality in Latin America

Fiscal Redistribution and Income Inequality in Latin America

This paper documents and compares the redistributive performance of Latin American and Western European fiscal systems. Three main conclusions emerge: (i) taxes and transfers widen the difference in income inequality between the two country groups, because (ii) the redistributive impact of the fisca...

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Main Authors: Goni, Edwin, Lopez, J. Humberto, Serven, Luis
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions D310
Fiscal Policy E620
Taxation and Subsidies: Externalities
Redistributive Effects
Environmental Taxes and Subsidies H230
Economic Development: Human Resources
Human Development
Income Distribution
Migration O150
Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development O230
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5791

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