Fiscal Adjustment and Income Inequality : Sub-national Evidence from Brazil /

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 inequa...

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Auteur principal: Azevedo, Joao Pedro
Autres auteurs: David, Antonio, Pineda, Emilio, Rodrigues Bastos, Fabiano
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/085
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF