Inequality in Latin America: Determinants and Consequences
Inequality in Latin America: Determinants and Consequences
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拉丁美洲的不平等：决定因素和后果
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2008
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Guillermo E. Perry
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作者：
Humberto López;Guillermo E. Perry
拉丁美洲和撒哈拉以南非洲是世界上最不平等的地区。本文件记录了拉丁美洲区域最近的不平等趋势，超出了传统的收入不平等衡量标准。本文还回顾了为了解当前形势而提出的一些解释，并讨论了为什么减少收入不平等应该成为重要的政策优先事项。特别是，作者讨论了不平等影响增长和产出波动的渠道。总的来说，分析表明，减少该地区不平等的方法是双管齐下的，将旨在改善资产分配（特别是教育）的政策与旨在提高国家通过税收和转移支付进行收入再分配的能力的要素相结合。
Latin America is together with Sub-Saharan Africa the most unequal region of the world. This paper documents recent inequality trends in the Latin American region, going beyond traditional measures of income inequality. The paper also reviews some of the explanations that have been put forward to understand the current situation, and discusses why reducing income inequality should be an important policy priority. In particular, the authors discuss channels through which inequality can affect growth and output volatility. On the whole, the analysis suggests a two-pronged approach to reduce inequality in the region that combines policies aimed at improving the distribution of assets (especially education) with elements aimed at improving the capacity of the state to redistribute income through taxes and transfers.