Over the past decades, inequality has risen not just in advanced economies but also in many emerging market and developing economies, becoming one of the key global policy challenges. And throughout ...

AbstractThis study uses an econometric approach to evaluate whether structural reforms in Latin America contributed to poverty and income inequality over the period from 1985 to 2000. Data on ...

The LAC Equity Lab is a data-sharing platform featuring the latest indicators and analytics on poverty, shared prosperity, inequality, and equity in Latin America and the Caribbean. The platform ...

Likewise the long term costs of the health and education situations must be urgently overcome, both to help reactivate growth and to mitigate the increase of inequality in the region.

We revisit the relationship between international trade, economic growth and inequality with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. The paper combines two approaches: First, we employ a ...

Persistent poverty and reduced international aid hinder progress, but organized crime is key in exacerbating the region’s ...

In a region marked by profound inequality, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the rights of millions of children across Latin America and the Caribbean. The region was already facing various crises, ...

His efforts redefined the papacy’s role in Latin America, focusing attention on the Global South and addressing long-standing challenges including poverty, inequality, environmental degradation ...