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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2016
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2016/106
Verlag: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Zusammenfassung: 
We analyse vertical and horizontal inequality in Ecuador from a long-run perspective, as well as during and after the commodities boom. Using various data sources we show that Ecuador has made significant progress in reducing inequality, particularly since 2000. However, inequality has started to increase again starting in 2015. We provide preliminary evidence that the trend reversal is consistent with Ecuador's dependency on oil revenues. Once the commodities boom ended, government policies aimed at reducing inequality turned out to be unsustainable and inequality started to rise again.
Schlagwörter: 
Ecuador
inequality
poverty
horizontal inequality
vertical inequality
commodities boom
sustainability
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ISBN: 
978-92-9256-150-5
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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