The paper combines state-level fiscal data with household survey data to assess the links between sub-national fiscal policy and income inequality in Brazil over the period 1995-2011. The results indicate that a tighter fiscal stance at the sub-national level is not associated with a deterioration in inequality measures. This finding contrasts with the conclusions of several papers in the burgeoning literature on the effects of fiscal consolidation...
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2014/06/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS6945
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2014/06/01
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Disclosed
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Fiscal adjustment and income inequality : sub-national evidence from Brazil
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primary balance
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