outcomes. It finds that while poverty has fallen across the region over the last two decades, inequality has increased …

question. This paper analyzes the effects of fiscal policies on income inequality in a panel of advanced and emerging market … fiscal consolidations are likely to raise inequality through various channels including their effects on unemployment …. Spending-based consolidations tend to worsen inequality more significantly, relative to tax-based consolidations. The …

combination, on GDP and inequality. We focus on three dimensions of financial inclusion: access (determined by the size of … inclusion, GDP, inequality, and the distribution of gains and losses. …

This paper investigates the empirical characteristics of income inequality in China and a panel of BRIC+ countries over …€”an inverted Ushaped relationship between income inequality and economic development—in China and the panel of BRIC+ countries … income inequality. While government spending appears to have a worsening impact, taxation improves income distribution. Even …

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 on inequality using national data for OECD …

findings indicate that increases in national income have a significant moderating effect on income inequality: a one percent … could help reduce income inequality. …