. Although the potential increase in poverty is significant, we find that compared to their pre-shock income, those who lost the … most are the moderate poor and the vulnerable to poverty. We find that the impact on poverty is more severe for urban … households. Poverty increases less for rural households and the indigenous population. Compared to Argentina, Brazil, and …

Using comparable fiscal incidence analysis, this paper examines the impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty … targeted at the rich. While fiscal policy always reduces inequality, this is not the case with poverty. Fiscal policy increases … poverty in 4 countries using a US$1.25/day PPP poverty line, in 8 countries using a US$2.50/day line, and in 15 countries …