Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic
inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global …

Most analysts of the modern Latin American economy have held the pessimistic belief in
historical persistence—they believe that Latin America has always had very high levels of …

A new dataset for charting the development of global inequality between 1820 and 2000 is
presented, based on a large variety of sources and methods for estimating (gross …

Abstract Today, Latin American countries are characterized by relatively high levels of
economic inequality. This circumstance has often been considered a long-run consequence …

This paper presents a first estimate of income inequality in the Southern Cone of South
America (Brazil 1872 and 1920, Chile 1870 and 1920, Uruguay 1920) and some …

This paper uses income tax tabulations to estimate top income shares in Brazil over the long
run. Between 1926 and 2015, the concentration of income at the top remained very high …

This chapter focuses on income inequality as measured by gross (ie pre-tax) household
income across individuals within a country. It builds upon a number of large-scale initiatives …

Esta tese usa tabulações do imposto de renda para construir novas séries históricas para a
concentração de renda no topo no Brasil. Entre 1926 e 2013, as frações recebidas pelos …

Latin American economic history interests her observers, because there is significant
variation in economic development across and within countries, both over time and by social …

Analysis of Latin America's economy focusing on development, covering the colonial roots of
inequality, boom and bust cycles, labor markets, and fiscal and monetary policy. Latin …