Federal transfers, inequality, and redistribution: Contrasting theories and empirical evidence for five Latin American cases

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Gonzalez, Lucas Isaac
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2018
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Does federalism encourage inequality? Or, do transfers from the central government augment redistribution? This research examines whether variation in the institutional structures as well as the mechanisms and criteria for the distribution of fiscal resources in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico affect interregional and interpersonal inequality. Using descriptive statistics and regression models for original panel data from these five cases between 1983 and 2013, the study finds that a more progressive redistributive capacity of the central government is statistically associated with improvements in interregional as well as interpersonal equity, challenging the conventional view that federalism reinforces inequality. The article discusses these findings and others from competing arguments, and explores their implications for the discussion on inequality and redistribution in developing nations.
Fil: Gonzalez, Lucas Isaac. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina "Santa María de los Buenos Aires"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín; Argentina
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FEDERAL TRANSFERS
FEDERALISM
INEQUALITY
LATIN AMERICA
REDISTRIBUTION
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Federal transfers, inequality, and redistribution: Contrasting theories and empirical evidence for five Latin American cases
title Federal transfers, inequality, and redistribution: Contrasting theories and empirical evidence for five Latin American cases
spellingShingle Federal transfers, inequality, and redistribution: Contrasting theories and empirical evidence for five Latin American cases
Gonzalez, Lucas Isaac
FEDERAL TRANSFERS
FEDERALISM
INEQUALITY
LATIN AMERICA
REDISTRIBUTION
title_short Federal transfers, inequality, and redistribution: Contrasting theories and empirical evidence for five Latin American cases
title_full Federal transfers, inequality, and redistribution: Contrasting theories and empirical evidence for five Latin American cases
title_fullStr Federal transfers, inequality, and redistribution: Contrasting theories and empirical evidence for five Latin American cases
title_full_unstemmed Federal transfers, inequality, and redistribution: Contrasting theories and empirical evidence for five Latin American cases
title_sort Federal transfers, inequality, and redistribution: Contrasting theories and empirical evidence for five Latin American cases
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gonzalez, Lucas Isaac
author Gonzalez, Lucas Isaac
author_facet Gonzalez, Lucas Isaac
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv FEDERAL TRANSFERS
FEDERALISM
INEQUALITY
LATIN AMERICA
REDISTRIBUTION
topic FEDERAL TRANSFERS
FEDERALISM
INEQUALITY
LATIN AMERICA
REDISTRIBUTION
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Does federalism encourage inequality? Or, do transfers from the central government augment redistribution? This research examines whether variation in the institutional structures as well as the mechanisms and criteria for the distribution of fiscal resources in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico affect interregional and interpersonal inequality. Using descriptive statistics and regression models for original panel data from these five cases between 1983 and 2013, the study finds that a more progressive redistributive capacity of the central government is statistically associated with improvements in interregional as well as interpersonal equity, challenging the conventional view that federalism reinforces inequality. The article discusses these findings and others from competing arguments, and explores their implications for the discussion on inequality and redistribution in developing nations.
Fil: Gonzalez, Lucas Isaac. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina "Santa María de los Buenos Aires"; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín; Argentina
description Does federalism encourage inequality? Or, do transfers from the central government augment redistribution? This research examines whether variation in the institutional structures as well as the mechanisms and criteria for the distribution of fiscal resources in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico affect interregional and interpersonal inequality. Using descriptive statistics and regression models for original panel data from these five cases between 1983 and 2013, the study finds that a more progressive redistributive capacity of the central government is statistically associated with improvements in interregional as well as interpersonal equity, challenging the conventional view that federalism reinforces inequality. The article discusses these findings and others from competing arguments, and explores their implications for the discussion on inequality and redistribution in developing nations.
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