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Deconstructing the Decline in Inequality in Latin America

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dc.contributor.authorOrtiz-Juarez, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorLustig, Nora
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Calva, Luis F.
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-27T18:59:10Z
dc.date.available2013-09-27T18:59:10Z
dc.date.issued2013-07
dc.description.abstractInequality in Latin America unambiguously declined in the 2000s. The Gini coefficient fell in 16 of the 17 countries where there are comparable data, and the change was statistically significant for all of them. Existing studies point to two main explanations for the decline in inequality: a reduction in hourly labor income inequality, and more robust and progressive government transfers. Available evidence suggests that it is the skill premium -- or, more precisely, the returns to primary, secondary, and tertiary education vs. no schooling or incomplete primary schooling -- that drives the decline in hourly labor income inequality. The causes behind the decline in returns to schooling, however, have not been unambiguously established. Some studies find that returns fell because of an increase in the supply of workers with more educational attainment; others, because of a shift in demand away from skilled labor.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18060343/deconstructing-decline-inequality-latin-america
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6552
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15915
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, D.C
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No.6552
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectACTIVE LABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectANNUAL % CHANGE
dc.subjectAVERAGE CHANGE
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBIRTH RATES
dc.subjectCAPITAL ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectCOLLEGE GRADUATES
dc.subjectCONCENTRATION COEFFICIENTS
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUALS
dc.subjectDECLINING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectDEMAND-SIDE
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGES
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT EFFECTS
dc.subjectEQUALIZING EFFECT
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGROWTH COMPONENT
dc.subjectGROWTH SPELLS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RESOURCES
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME REDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCE
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY CHANGES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY TRENDS
dc.subjectINVERSE RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectLABOR INCOME
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLABOR RELATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGES
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOWER PARITY
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FUNCTION
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER PARITY
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectREAL EXCHANGE RATE
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectREDISTRIBUTIVE POLICIES
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL AVERAGES
dc.subjectRELATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectRELATIVE DEMAND
dc.subjectRELATIVE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectRELATIVE SUPPLY
dc.subjectRELATIVE WAGES
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectRESIDUAL TERM
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLMENT
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSKILL GROUPS
dc.subjectSKILL PREMIUM
dc.subjectSKILL PREMIUMS
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectWAGE LEVELS
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectgovernment transfers
dc.titleDeconstructing the Decline in Inequality in Latin Americaen
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okr.crossref.titleDeconstructing the Decline in Inequality in Latin America
okr.date.disclosure2013-07-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:03:40.750929Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/07/18060343/deconstructing-decline-inequality-latin-america
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6552
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicHealth
okr.topicNutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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