Holdings: Fiscal Redistribution and Income Inequality in Latin America

Fiscal Redistribution and Income Inequality in Latin America

Income inequality in Latin America ranks among the highest in the world. It can be traced back to the unequal distribution of assets (especially land and education) in the region. But the extent to which asset inequality translates into income ine...

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Main Authors:	Goñi, Edwin, López, J. Humberto, Servén, Luis
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ADVERSE EFFECT AGRICULTURE AVERAGE INCOME BENCHMARK CAPITAL ASSETS CASH TRANSFER CASH TRANSFERS CENTRAL AMERICAN COL CONSUMPTION TAXES CONVENTIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATE INCOME TAX CORPORATE TAX CORPORATE TAX RATE CORPORATE TAXES DATA AVAILABILITY DEDUCTIONS DEFICITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY DISPOSABLE INCOME DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC LIFE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC VOLATILITY EFFECTIVE TAX RATES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCES FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL MARKET FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY GDP GDP PER CAPITA GINI COEFFICIENT GINI INDEX GLOBAL ECONOMY GROSS INCOME HOLDING HOLDINGS HOUSEHOLD INCOME HUMAN CAPITAL INCENTIVE EFFECTS INCOME DISTRIBUTION INCOME GROWTH INCOME INEQUALITY INCOME LEVELS INCOME SHOCKS INCOME TAX INCOME TAXES INCOMES INDEBTEDNESS INDIRECT TAXATION INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERVENTIONS LATIN AMERICAN LIQUIDITY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MACROECONOMICS MICRODATA MIDDLE EAST MONETARY FUND NATURAL RESOURCES NORTH AFRICA PAYROLL TAXES PENSION PENSION SYSTEM PENSION SYSTEMS PENSIONS PER CAPITA INCOME PERSONAL INCOME PERSONAL INCOME TAX POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC GOOD PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SPENDING PURCHASING POWER RATE OF GROWTH REDISTRIBUTIVE EFFECTS SIMULATIONS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL VALUE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TARGETING TAX TAX ADMINISTRATION TAX BASES TAX COLLECTION TAX COMPLIANCE TAX CONCESSIONS TAX EVASION TAX INCIDENCE TAX POLICY TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX RECEIPTS TAX REFORM TAX REVENUE TAX REVENUES TAX STRUCTURE TAX SYSTEM TAX SYSTEMS TAXABLE INCOME TAXPAYERS TRANSFER PAYMENTS TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT VALUE ADDED VALUE ADDED TAXES VOLATILITY WEALTH WESTERN EUROPE
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