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This project investigates several issues, such as: (i) distilling the policy lessons (for Latin America itself and other countries) arising from the 'Open Economy Redistribution With Growth' (OERWG) model developed during the last decade, with particular attention to the gains in the field of growth, inequality and poverty reduction; (ii) testing whether the policy shift which followed the transition to democracy and the election of centre-left and other regimes contributed to the growth acceleration and inequality decline of 2002-08; (iii) identify best practice policies in the policy areas illustrated above; (iv) analyse the extent of their distributive and growth effects; (v) assess the future sustainability of OERWG model, given the hurdles Latin American governments still face; (vi) discuss the problems of the OERWG model in the fields of industrial policy and diversification of output-exports towards the technology-intensive manufacturing sector; (vii) examine how Latin America can raise its domestic savings and reduce its costly dependence on volatile foreign savings; (viii) propose an extended version of the OERWG model addressing the structural handicaps still hampering improvements in the field of growth, inequality and poverty reduction in the region.
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Income Distribution in Latin AmericaIDLA dataset Comparison of trends in Gini coefficients Documentation IDLA dataset.xls Comparison of Ginis.xls IDLA documentation.pdf The dataset on Income Distribution in Latin America was developed in the context of The New Policy Model, Inequality...
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The New Policy Model, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America: Evidence from the Last Decade and Prospects for the FutureLatin America has been traditionally a continent of high inequality, in both income and wealth, fundamentally reflecting a skewed distribution of productive assets. High social stratification benefits the personal wealth, power and status of...
Inequality Poverty Latin AmericaThe dataset on Income Distribution in Latin America (IDLA) has been developed in the context of the UNU – WIDER’s Research Project on “The New Policy Model, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America: Evidence from the Last Decade and Prospects for the...
Latin America Income distribution Inequality
Tony Addison is Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER in Helsinki, Finland. He was previously Professor of Development Studies, University of Manchester; Executive Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI), University of...
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Rising income inequality: trends - and measures to prevent and reverse itILO , UNCTAD , and UNU-WIDER invite interested professionals to the policy seminar on ‘Rising income inequality: trends, and measures to prevent and reverse it’. The last decade has witnessed a revival of concern over the impact of high-...
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The Evolution of Social Protection in Latin AmericaSocial insurance has not succeeded in reducing fiscal deficits and expanding coverage to more beneficiaries in Latin America Social assistance has had a greater impact on poverty and inequality than social insurance In lower-middle-income countries, ...
Economic policy Equality and inequality Social securityResearch Brief
The Rise and Fall in Income Inequality in EcuadorDuring the 1990s, inequality in Ecuador increased because of a natural disaster and deep economic and financial crisis, as well as the impact of liberalization of the trade and financial sectors on labour markets Falling income equality in Ecuador du...
Education Equality and inequality PovertyResearch Brief
The Causes of the Decline in Income Inequality in Latin America: An Empirical AnalysisLeft-of-centre governments emphasized fiscally-prudent but more equitable macroeconomic, tax, social expenditure and labour policies A drop in the premium paid to skilled workers following a rapid expansion of secondary education decreased wage inequ...
Economic aspects (Human capital) Economic policy EducationResearch Brief
International Economic Integration and Growth in Latin AmericaIntegration of Latin America into the international economy over the past quarter century has led to faster export growth, but not to faster GDP or productivity growth Contrary to mainstream analysis, under the current market reforms countries have u...
Economic integration Foreign exchange International tradeBlog
Rising Inequality – How to Reverse It?30 October 2014 Dominik Etienne and Annett Victorero The last decade has witnessed a revival of concern over the impact of high-income concentration on economic development and wellbeing...
Economic development Economic growth Economic policyResearch Brief
The Effect of Tax on Income Inequality and Growth in Latin AmericaAfter tax reforms in the 1980s and 1990s, income inequality increased in many Latin American countries The tax reforms of the 2000s have been more equalizing in terms of income inequality: Argentina, Honduras and Nicaragua have seen the most redistri...
Equality and inequality Gross national product Policy sciencesPolicy Brief
For the last quarter of the twentieth century, Latin America suffered from low growth, rising inequality, and frequent financial crises...
Economic policy Equality and inequality Income distributionNews
Financial Reforms and Falling Inequality in Latin America, 2002-12: Are They Connected?Read the blog post in rightingfinance.org by Giovanni Andrea Cornia editor of the UNU-WIDER book volume Falling inequality in Latin America: Policy changes and lessons.
Inequality Economic growth Economic crisisNews
TWFR Article: Falling Inequality in Latin America - Policy Changes and lessonsThe World Financial Review featured the article Inequality Trends and Their Determinants: Latin America over the Period 1990–2010 based on the UNU-WIDER research project The New Policy Model, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America: Evidence from...
Inequality Financial crisis Economic growthPresentation
Presentation and book launch within the framework of ECLAC's regional annual seminar on fiscal policyPresentation and book launch within the framework of ECLAC’s regional annual seminar on fiscal policy. Giovanni Andrea Cornia will present research findings and new book Falling Inequality in Latin America: Policy Changes and Lessons (Oxford...
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Theme: Past, 2010-11