Since the early 2000s, after a long period of wide and persistent gaps, Latin America has experienced a steady decline in income inequality. This paper presents evidence of a trend reversal in labor income inequality, which is considered the main factor behind such a decline in income inequality across the region. The analysis shows that, while labor income inequality increased during the 1990s, with heterogeneous experiences across countries, it...
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2016/08/15
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS7795
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2016/08/15
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Disclosed
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Understanding the dynamics of labor income inequality in Latin America
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Socio-Economic Database for Latin America and the Caribbean