Declining inequality in Latin America in the 2000s : the cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico

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Between 2000 and 2010, the Gini coefficient declined in 13 of 17 Latin American countries. The decline was statistically significant and robust to changes in the time interval, inequality measures, and data sources. In-depth country studies for Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico suggest two main phenomena underlie this trend: a fall in the premium to skilled labor and more progressive government transfers. The fall in the premium to skills resulted from...

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Lopez-Calva, Luis F.;

Lustig,Nora C;

Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo;
Document Date
2012/10/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6248
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mexico, Brazil, Argentina,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/10/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Declining inequality in Latin America in the 2000s : the cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico
Keywords
labor income

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Lopez-Calva, Luis F.; Lustig,Nora C; Ortiz-Juarez, Eduardo.

Declining inequality in Latin America in the 2000s : the cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6248 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/880471468222894906

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