This chapter reviews the empirical evidence on the levels and trends in income/consumption
inequality and poverty in developing countries. It includes a discussion of data sources and …

In this paper findings of a meta‐regression analysis are presented exploring the effects of
government spending on income inequality, with a particular focus on low‐and middle …

Inequality and taxation are fundamental problems of modern times. How and when can
democracies tax economic elites? This book develops a theoretical framework that refines …

This paper examines the relationship between economic complexity and income inequality.
Using panel data on eighty-eight countries from 2002 to 2017 and two estimation methods …

This paper presents the results of a meta-regression analysis of the relationship between
government spending and income poverty, with a focus on low-and middle-income …

The tax on immovable property has been characterized as probably the most unpopular
among tax instruments, in part because it is salient and hard to avoid. But economists …

How much redistribution and poverty reduction is being accomplished in Latin America
through social spending, subsidies, and taxes? Standard fiscal incidence analyses applied …

This study examines the impact of corruption, income inequality, and redistribution on
energy consumption (renewable, nonrenewable, and total) in 166 countries. Panel data and …

Latin America is often portrayed as a global exception to the rising or consolidating income
inequality trends of the early twenty-first century. In this paper we revisit this exceptionalism …

Latin American governments swiftly implemented income assistance programs to sustain
families' livelihoods during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. This paper analyzes the …