Fiscal Redistribution and Income Inequality in Latin America
This paper documents and compares the redistributive performance of Latin American and Western European fiscal systems. Three main conclusions emerge: (i) taxes and transfers widen the difference in income inequality between the two country groups, because (ii) the redistributive impact of the fisca...
Main Authors: | Goni, Edwin, Lopez, J. Humberto, Serven, Luis |
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Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | EN |
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5791 |
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