Database
Income Distribution in Latin America
IDLA 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...
Research uptake
The New Policy Model, Inequality and Poverty in Latin America: Evidence from the Last Decade and Prospects for the Future
Latin 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 America
The Income Distribution in Latin America (IDLA) Dataset
The 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 a Professor of Economics, University of Copenhagen in the Development Economics Research Group . He was a Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER in Helsinki, Finland. He was previously Professor of Development Studies,...
Policy seminar
Rising income inequality: trends - and measures to prevent and reverse it
ILO , 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-...
23 October 2014
Room IX, International Labour Organization, Route des Morillons 4, Geneva, Switzerland
Past event
Research Brief
The Evolution of Social Protection in Latin America
Social 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 security
Research Brief
The Rise and Fall in Income Inequality in Ecuador
During 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 Poverty
Research Brief
The Causes of the Decline in Income Inequality in Latin America: An Empirical Analysis
Left-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...
Human capital Economic policy Education
Research Brief
International Economic Integration and Growth in Latin America
Integration 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 trade
Blog
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 policy
Research Brief
The Effect of Tax on Income Inequality and Growth in Latin America
After 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 sciences
Policy Brief
Falling Inequality in Latin America: Policy Changes and Lessons
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 distribution
News
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 crisis
News
TWFR Article: Falling Inequality in Latin America - Policy Changes and lessons
The 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 growth
Presentation
Presentation and book launch within the framework of ECLAC's regional annual seminar on fiscal policy
Presentation 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...
20 January 2014
ECLAC, Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Santiago, Chile
Past event