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Declining Inequality in Latin America in the 2000s : The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico

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dc.contributor.authorOrtiz-Juarez, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorLustig, Nora
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Calva, Luis F.
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-04T18:27:51Z
dc.date.available2013-01-04T18:27:51Z
dc.date.issued2012-10
dc.description.abstractBetween 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 a combination of supply, demand, and institutional factors. Their relative importance depends on the country.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/01/16867190/declining-inequality-latin-america-2000s-cases-argentina-brazil-mexico-declining-inequality-latin-america-2000s-cases-argentina-brazil-mexico
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6248
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/12089
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 6248
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.subjectADVANCED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectANNUAL % CHANGE
dc.subjectANTI-POVERTY
dc.subjectANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectAVERAGE CHANGE
dc.subjectCAPITAL GAINS
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKET
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING
dc.subjectCOUNTERFACTUAL
dc.subjectDECLINING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectDECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectDECOMPOSITION RESULTS
dc.subjectDEMAND-SIDE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectEARNING
dc.subjectEARNINGS INEQUALITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RECOVERY
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL LEVELS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectEQUAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectEQUAL WEIGHT
dc.subjectEQUALIZING EFFECT
dc.subjectEQUALIZING IMPACT
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS CHANGES
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGINI COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectGLOBAL POVERTY
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHIGH GROWTH
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD HEADS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINCIDENCE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectINCIDENCE OF POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTIONS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCE
dc.subjectINCOME SOURCES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY CHANGES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURE
dc.subjectINEQUALITY MEASURES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY REDUCTION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL POVERTY LINE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR INCOME
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET POLICIES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET SEGMENTATION
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOR RELATIONS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLABOR UNION
dc.subjectLABOR UNIONS
dc.subjectLABOR-INTENSIVE GROWTH
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectMARKET IMPERFECTIONS
dc.subjectMEASURING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGE
dc.subjectMINIMUM WAGES
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITY COST
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA GROWTH
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPERSONAL INCOME
dc.subjectPERSONAL INCOME TAXES
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGES
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOOR
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR GROWTH
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectPOSITIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectPOVERTY LINE
dc.subjectPOVERTY MEASURES
dc.subjectPOVERTY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRICE STABILIZATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE TRANSFERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSFERS
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectREDISTRIBUTIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRELATIVE DEMAND
dc.subjectRELATIVE IMPORTANCE
dc.subjectRELATIVE SUPPLY
dc.subjectRELATIVE WAGES
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectRISING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRISING WAGE INEQUALITY
dc.subjectRURAL
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectSECTORAL COMPOSITION
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANCE LEVEL
dc.subjectSIMULATIONS
dc.subjectSKILL LEVEL
dc.subjectSKILL PREMIUM
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SPENDING
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectTARGETED TRANSFERS
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYED
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNION ACTIVITY
dc.subjectUNION MEMBERSHIP
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectUNSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subjectWAGE DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectWAGE GAP
dc.subjectWAGE STRUCTURE
dc.titleDeclining Inequality in Latin America in the 2000s : The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexicoen
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okr.crossref.titleDeclining Inequality in Latin America in the 2000s: The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico
okr.date.disclosure2010-10-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:14:41.794561Z
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okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticePoverty
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6248
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Poverty Impact Evaluation
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Rural Poverty Reduction
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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