Giving with one hand and taking away with the other

This study analyses the impact of fiscal policy on income inequality for the Brazilian states, over the period 2004-2014. With system GMM we find robust evidence that while increases in total expenditures have a positive impacton inequality, total revenues have a negative effect, thus the net effect...

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Main Authors: Carlândia Brito Santos Fernandes, Mariana Silva Cunha, Marcos Roberto Vasconcelos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editorial de la Universidad Nacional del Sur (Ediuns) 2019-12-01
Series:Estudios Económicos
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Online Access:https://revistas.uns.edu.ar/ee/article/view/1199