Inequality and poverty fell sharply in many Latin American countries during a decade in which voters in ten countries chose left-leaning leaders. Are these developments related? Using data for 18 Latin American countries, this paper presents econometric evidence that social democratic regimes in...

This paper examines the relationship between minimum wages and poverty in developing countries. We regress changes in poverty indicators for a group of twenty-two developing countries on minimum wage changes, changes in per capita income, changes in average real wages, human capital investment,...