We examine the drivers of inequality change in Honduras between 1991-2007, trying to understand why inequality …, we document first rising inequality between 1991-2005, which is followed by falling inequality thereafter. Using an … inequality decomposition technique, we show that the rising inequality between 1991 and 2005 was, for the most part, driven by …

developing countries. Applying inequality indices and Fields' (2001) decomposition methodology to Bolivian household survey data … of the years 1989 to 1997, we identify recent trends in wage inequality of urban Bolivia. Using a rent-based dual …

This paper surveys the empirical literature on the association between growth on inequality in less developed countries …, with a particular emphasis on labor market inequality. Crosscountry studies failed to find a clear link from growth to … inequality. Country-specific studies that focused on labor market inequality have shown that, with a few exceptions, wage …

countries since the collapse of communism. Most countries experienced an increase in wage inequality during the initial shock of … inequality. These changes are arguably the best guide to future trends in the wage distribution. Taking the case of Poland …, rising inequality appears to be entirely accounted for by an increased incidence of workless households. This rise in …

This paper attempts to add to the understanding of the causes for the differing recent developments in inequality in … these shocks and countryspecific institutions are responsible for the diverging inequality patterns. The paper suggests a … to be responsible for the divergent developments in inequality. …

inequality or stagnating poverty in Costa Rica. …