The Myth of Post-Reform Income Stagnation : Evidence from Brazil and Mexico /

Economic policies are often judged by a handful of statistics, some of which may be biased during periods of change. We estimate the income growth implied by the evolution of food demand and durable good ownership in post-reform Brazil and Mexico, and find that changes in consumption patterns are in...

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Autor principal: de Carvalho Filho, Irineu
Altres autors: Chamon, Marcos
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/197
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF