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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: de Carvalho Filho, Irineu
Other Authors: Chamon, Marcos
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/197
Online Access:Full text available on IMF