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Fiscal adjustment and income inequality [electronic resource] : sub-national evidence from Brazil / João Pedro Azevedo [and others].

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"We combine state-level fiscal data with household survey data to assess the links between sub-national fiscal policy 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...

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Main Author: Azevedo, João Pedro (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2014.
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/14/85.
Subjects:
Fiscal policy > Brazil.
Income distribution > Brazil.
Equality > Brazil.
Equality.
Fiscal policy.
Income distribution.
Brazil.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Abstract; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Background on the Literature; III. Fiscal Institutions and Fiscal Structure at the State-level in Brazil; IV. Data Description: Inequality Dynamics and Fiscal Policy at the State Level in Brazil; V. Modeling Approach and Results; VI. Robustness Checks; VII. Conclusions; References; Annex A: Variables Definitions and Sources; Annex B: Descriptive Statistics for Selected Variables; Annex C: Panel Unit Root and Cross-sectional Dependence Tests for Selected Variables.

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