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Postal address:	Nora Lustig Samuel Z. Stone Professor of Latin American Economics Department of Economics, Tulane University 6823 St. Charles Ave., 204 Tilton Hall New Orleans, LA 70118
Workplace:	Department of Economics, Tulane University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2018

1. El Impacto del Sistema Tributario y el Gasto Social en la Distribucion del Ingreso y la Pobreza en America Latina. Una Aplicacion del Marco Metodologico del Proyecto Compromiso con la Equidad (CEQ)
   Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in El Trimestre Económico (2017)
2. Inflation and the Erosion of the Poverty Reduction Impact of Iran's Universal Cash Transfer
   Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
3. Measuring the Distribution of Household Income, Consumption and Wealth: State of Play and Measurement Challenges
   Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics

2017

4. A Fiscal Incidence Analysis for Ethiopia
   Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
5. Analytic Foundations: Measuring the Redistributive Impact of Taxes and Transfers - Working Paper 446
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (2)
6. Fiscal Incidence and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Tunisia
   Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics
   Also in Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (10)
7. Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction in Low and Middle Income Countries
   Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2017) View citations (1)
8. Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction in Low and Middle Income Countries - Working Paper 448
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)
9. Fiscal Policy, Inequality and Poverty in Iran: Assessing the Impact and Effectiveness of Taxes and Transfer
   Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2016) View citations (3)
   Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2017) View citations (1)
10. Fiscal Policy, Inequality and the Poor in the Developing World
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics
    Also in Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2016)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2016)
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2016)
11. Labour income inequality in Mexico: Puzzles solved and unsolved
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2017) View citations (1)
12. Measuring Directional Mobility: The Bartholomew and Prais-Bibby Indices Reconsidered
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics
13. On the Middle 70%. The Impact of Fiscal Policy on the Emerging Middle Class in Latin America usting Commitment to Equity
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2017)
    Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica (2017)
14. The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Income Distribution and Poverty in Latin America. An Application of the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Methodology
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics
15. The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in El Salvador - Working Paper 447
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
16. The Impact of Taxes, Transfers, and Subsidies on Inequality and Poverty in Uganda
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2016) View citations (1)
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (1)
17. The Incidence of Taxes and Spending in Sri Lanka
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
18. The Sustainable Development Goals, Domestic Resource Mobilization and the Poor
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics
    Also in Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2016)
19. The impact of taxes and social spending on inequality and poverty in El Salvador
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics
    Also in Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2016)
20. Who Benefits from Fiscal Redistribution in the Russian Federation?
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics

2016

21. Analytic Foundations: Measuring the Redistributive Impact of Taxes and Transfers
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (11)
22. Commitment to Equity Handbook. A Guide to Estimating the Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
23. Declining wages for college-educated workers in Mexico: are younger or older cohorts hurt the most ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (1)
24. El Impacto del Sistema Tributario y el Gasto Social en la Distribucion del Ingreso y la Pobreza en America Latina: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru y Uruguay
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
25. Fiscal Policy, Inequality and Poverty in Iran: Assessing the Impact and Effectiveness of Taxes and Transfers the Poor in the Developing World - Working Paper 442
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)
26. Fiscal Policy, Inequality and the Poor in the Developing World - Working Paper 441
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
27. Global Poverty Lines: An Introduction
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics
28. Inequality Convergence: How Sensitive are Results to the Choice of Data?
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2016) View citations (1)
29. The Impact of Taxes, Transfers, and Subsidies on Inequality and Poverty in Uganda - Working Paper 443
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)
30. The Role of Fiscal Policy in Fighting Poverty and Reducing Inequality in Iran: An Application of the Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Framework
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum View citations (2)
31. Understanding the Dynamics of Labor Income Inequality in Latin America
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2016) View citations (3)

2015

32. Appraising Cross-National Income Inequality Databases: An Introduction
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (14)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2015) View citations (14)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2015) View citations (14)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2015) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic Inequality (2015)
33. Can Poverty-Reducing and Progressive Tax and Transfer System Hurt the Poor?
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2015)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2016)
34. Can a Poverty-Reducing and Progressive Tax and Transfer System Hurt the Poor? - Working Paper 405
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
35. Distributional Impact of Fiscal Policy in South Africa
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (13)
36. El Impacto de los Impuestos y el Gasto Social en la Desigualdad y la Pobreza en El Salvador
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
37. El Impacto de los Impuestos y las Transferencias en la Pobreza y la Desigualdad Rural-Urbana en Bolivia, Brasil, Guatemala, México y Perú
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
38. Fiscal Policy and Ethno-Racial Inequality in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala and Uruguay
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
39. Fiscal Policy, Inequality and the Ethnic Divide in Guatemala
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (18)
    Also in Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (32)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2014) View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2015)
40. Fiscal Policy, Inequality, and the Ethnic Divide in Guatemala - Working Paper 397
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (14)
41. Fiscal Redistribution In Middle Income Countries:: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru and South Africa
    OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers, OECD Publishing
42. Inequality and Fiscal Redistribution in Middle Income Countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru and South Africa
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics
    Also in Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2015)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Globalization and Development (2016)
43. Inequality and Fiscal Redistribution in Middle Income Countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru and South Africa - Working Paper 410
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
44. The Redistributive Impactive of Government Spending on Education and Health Evidence from Thirteen Developing Countries in the Commitment to Equity Project
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
45. The distributional impact of fiscal policy in South Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)

2014

46. Comparing the Incidence of Taxes and Social Spending in Brazil and the United States - Working Paper 360
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (1)
47. El impacto del sistema tributario y del gasto social sobre la desigualdad y la pobreza en Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, México, Perú y Uruguay: Un panorama general
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
48. Gasto social, redistribución del ingreso y reducción de la pobreza en México: evolución y comparación con Argentina, Brasil y Uruguay
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics

2013

49. Commitment to Equity: Diagnostic Questionnaire
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (10)
50. Comparing the Incidence of Taxes and Social Spending in Brazil and the United States
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (33)
    Also in Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (31)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2013) View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2016)
51. Deconstructing the Decline in Inequality in Latin America
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (17)
    Also in Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2013) View citations (15)
52. Gendered Fiscal Incidence Analysis. A Review of the Literature
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
53. How much redistribution does Uruguay accomplish through social spending and taxes?
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
54. Measuring Impoverishment: An Overlooked Dimension of Fiscal Incidence
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (38)
55. Social Spending, Taxes and Income Redistribution in Paraguay
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (39)
    Also in Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (31)
56. Social spending and income redistribution in Argentina during the 2000s: The rising noncontributory pensions
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
57. Social spending, taxes and income redistribution in Uruguay
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (32)
    Also in Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (22)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2012)
    Documentos de Trabajo (working papers), Department of Economics - dECON (2012) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Public Finance Review (2014)
58. The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay: An Overview
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2013) View citations (14)
59. The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay: An Overview
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
60. The Strugglers: The New Poor in Latin America?-Working Paper 337
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (3)
61. The impact of taxes and social spending on inequality and poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Public Finance Review (2014)

2012

62. Commitment to Equity Assessment (CEQ): Estimating the Incidence of Social Spending, Subsidies and Taxes Handbook
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (17)
63. Declining Inequality in Latin America in the 2000s: The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2012) View citations (10)
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2012) View citations (9)
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank (2012) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2013)
64. Fiscal Incidence, Fiscal Mobility and the Poor: A New Approach
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2012) View citations (13)
65. Rising Food Prices and Children’s Welfare
    Working briefs, UNICEF, Division of Policy and Strategy
66. Social Spending and Income Redistribution in Argentina During the 2000s: the Rising Role of Noncontributory Pensions
    CEMA Working Papers: Serie Documentos de Trabajo., Universidad del CEMA
    Also in Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (12)
67. Social Spending and Income Redistribution in Argentina During the 2000s: the Rising Role of Noncontributory Pensions. Extended Version
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (2)
68. The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru: A Synthesis of Results
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (28)
    Also in Research Department working papers, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica (2012) View citations (15)
    Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (12)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2012) View citations (28)
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2012) View citations (2)
69. The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Mexico, 1989-2010
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    Also in WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2012) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2012) View citations (9)
    Serie documentos de trabajo del Centro de Estudios Económicos, El Colegio de México, Centro de Estudios Económicos (2012) View citations (11)

2011

70. Commitment to Equity Assessment (CEQ) A Diagnostic Framework to Assess Governments' Fiscal Policies Handbook
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2011) View citations (2)
71. Declining Inequality in Latin America: Some Economics, Some Politics
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2011) View citations (22)
72. Declining Inequality in Latin America: Some Economics, Some Politics - Working Paper 251
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (19)
73. Fiscal Policy and Income Redistribution in Latin America: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2011) View citations (10)
74. Inequality and Poverty under Latin America's New Left Regimes
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2011) View citations (2)
    Fordham Economics Discussion Paper Series, Fordham University, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (1)
75. Latin America's Economic Challenges: Lessons for Emerging Economies
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics
76. Multidimensional Indices of Achievements and Poverty: What Do We Gain and What Do We
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
77. Multidimensional Indices of Achievements and Poverty: What Do We Gain and What Do We Lose? - Working Paper 262
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (2)
78. Multidimensional Indices of Achievements and Poverty: What Do We Gain and What and What Do We Lose?
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
79. Multidimensional indices of achievements and poverty: What do we gain and what do we lose?
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (3)
80. Scholars Who Became Practitioners - Working Paper 263
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development
81. Scholars Who Became Practitioners: the Influence of Research on the Design, Evaluation and Political Survival of Mexico's Anti-poverty Program Progresa/Oportunidades
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
82. The Decline in Inequality in Latin America: How Much, Since When and Why
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2011) View citations (15)
83. The Knowledge Bank and Poverty Reduction
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2011) View citations (2)
84. The Rise and Fall of Income Inequality in Latin America
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (23)
    Also in Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2011) View citations (25)
    CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (2011) View citations (25)

2009

85. Coping with Rising Food Prices: Policy Dilemmas in the Developing World
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development (2009) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, The George Washington University, Institute for International Economic Policy (2009) View citations (3)
86. The recent decline of inequality in Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Peru
    Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality View citations (6)

2008

87. Thought for Food: The Challenges of Coping with Soaring Food Prices
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (6)

2006

88. Investing in Health for Economic Development: The Case of Mexico
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2001

89. Reducción de la pobreza y crecimiento económico: la doble casualidad
    Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

2000

90. Broadening the Agenda for Poverty Reduction: Opportunity, Empowerment, Security
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
91. Do We Know How Much Poverty There Is?
    IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Inter-American Development Bank (2000) View citations (11)
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department (2000) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Development Studies (2004)
92. Trade and Financial Liberalization with Volatile Capital Inflows: Macroeconomic Consequences and Social Impacts in Mexico during the 1990s
    SCEPA working paper series. SCEPA's main areas of research are macroeconomic policy, inequality and poverty, and globalization., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (2)
93. ¿Sabemos qué tanta pobreza hay?
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department

1999

94. Why is Inequality Back on the Agenda?
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Department of Applied Economics and Management View citations (45)

1998

95. México: evolución económica, pobreza y desigualdad
    Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

1996

96. Minimum Wages and Poverty in Developing Countries: Some Empirical Evidence
    Working Papers, Brookings Institution - Working Papers View citations (42)
97. Minimum Wages and Poverty in Developing Countries: Some Evidence
    Discussion Papers, Brookings Institution, International Economics View citations (3)

1995

98. Salario mínimo y pobreza: un análisis de corte transversal para países en desarrollo
    Coyuntura Social, Fedesarrollo
99. The Mexican Peso Crisis: The Foreseeable and the Surprise
    Working Papers, Brookings Institution - Working Papers View citations (6)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Brookings Institution, International Economics View citations (1)

1989

100. THE IMPACT OF THE ECONOMIC CRISIS ON LIVING STANDARDS IN MEXICO: 1982- 1985
     Working Papers, Brookings Institution - Working Papers

1985

101. Medidas directas e indirectas para asegurar el acceso a los suministros alimentarios
     Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

Journal Articles

2017

1. El impacto del sistema tributario y el gasto social en la distribución del ingreso y la pobreza en América Latina. Una aplicación del marco metodológico del proyecto Compromiso con la Equidad (CEQ)
   El Trimestre Económico, 2017, LXXXIV (3), (335), pp. 493-568 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2016

2. Can a poverty-reducing and progressive tax and transfer system hurt the poor?
   Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 122, (C), 63-75
   See also Working Paper (2015)
3. Comparing the Incidence of Taxes and Social Spending in Brazil and the United States
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2016, 62, S22-S46 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2013)
4. Inequality and Fiscal Redistribution in Middle Income Countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru and South Africa
   Journal of Globalization and Development, 2016, 7, (1), 17-60
   See also Working Paper (2015)
5. Introduction to the Special Issue on Global Poverty Lines
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2016, 14, (2), 129-140
6. The Impact of the Tax System and Social Spending in Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction in Latin America
   Hacienda Pública Española, 2016, 219, (4), 121-136

2015

7. A Long-Term Perspective on Inequality and Human Development in Latin America
   Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 2015, 16, (3), 319-323 View citations (2)
8. Appraising cross-national income inequality databases: An introduction
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2015, 13, (4), 497-526 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
9. Fiscal Policy, Inequality, and the Ethnic Divide in Guatemala
   World Development, 2015, 76, (C), 263-279 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2014

10. A methodological note on the measurement of labor income in Mexico
    Estudios Económicos, 2014, 29, (1), 107-123 View citations (1)
11. Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction in Latin America: The role of social spending and taxation in achieving development goals
    Development, 2014, 57, (3-4), 388-399
12. Social Spending and Income Redistribution in Argentina during the 2000s
    Public Finance Review, 2014, 42, (3), 304-325 View citations (1)
13. Social Spending, Taxes, and Income Redistribution in Uruguay
    Public Finance Review, 2014, 42, (3), 413-433 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
14. The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay
    Public Finance Review, 2014, 42, (3), 287-303 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
15. The Strugglers: The New Poor in Latin America?
    World Development, 2014, 60, (C), 132-146 View citations (12)

2013

16. Book Review of Poverty, Inequality and Policy in Latin America
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2013, 11, (3), 417-420
17. Declining Inequality in Latin America in the 2000s: The Cases of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico
    World Development, 2013, 44, (C), 129-141 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
18. Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
    Feminist Economics, 2013, 19, (1), 137-141

2012

19. Taxes, Transfers, and Income Redistribution in Latin America
    World Bank - Inequality in Focus, 2012, 1, (2), 1-5 View citations (1)

2011

20. Multi-dimensional Indices of Achievement and Poverty: Comments
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2011, 9, (3), 469-469
21. Multidimensional indices of achievements and poverty: what do we gain and what do we lose? An introduction to JOEI Forum on multidimensional poverty
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2011, 9, (2), 227-234 View citations (6)

2009

22. Apertura comercial, desigualdad y pobreza. Reseña de los enfoques metodológicos, el estado del conocimiento y la asignatura pendiente
    El Trimestre Económico, 2009, LXXVI (2), (302), 283-328 View citations (3)

2007

23. Salud y desarrollo económico. El caso de México
    El Trimestre Económico, 2007, LXXIV (4), (296), 793-822

2004

24. Do we know how much poverty there is?
    Oxford Development Studies, 2004, 32, (4), 523-558 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2003

25. Rising Inequality in Mexico: Household Characteristics and Regional Effects
    Journal of Development Studies, 2003, 39, (4), 112-133 View citations (28)

2001

26. Life Is Not Easy: Mexico's Quest for Stability and Growth
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2001, 15, (1), 85-106 View citations (39)

2000

27. Crises and the Poor: Socially Responsible Macroeconomics
    Economía Journal, 2000, Volume 1 Number 1, (Fall 2000), 1-30 View citations (31)

1998

28. Pobreza y desigualdad: un desafío que perdura
    Revista CEPAL, 1998 View citations (1)

1997

29. Los Estados Unidos al rescate: la asistencia financiera a México en 1982 y 1995
    Revista CEPAL, 1997
30. NAFTA: Setting the Record Straight
    The World Economy, 1997, 20, (5), 605-614 View citations (4)
31. The United States to the rescue: financial assistance to Mexico in 1982 and 1995
    Revista CEPAL, 1997 View citations (1)

1996

32. La medición de la pobreza en México: El origen de las discrepancias. Una nota metodológica
    El Trimestre Económico, 1996, LXIII(3), (251), 1229-1237 View citations (1)
33. Prospects for growth and the environment in Mexico in the 1990s
    World Development, 1996, 24, (2), 307-324 View citations (1)

1995

34. Poverty in Mexico: The effectos of adjusting survey data for under-reporting
    Estudios Económicos, 1995, 10, (1), 3-28 View citations (3)
35. The 1982 Debt Crisis, Chiapas, NAFTA, and Mexico’s Poor
    Challenge, 1995, 38, (2), 45-50

1994

36. Medición de la pobreza y de la Desigualdad en la América Latina. El emperador no tiene ropa
    El Trimestre Económico, 1994, LXI(1), (241), 200-216

1993

37. Introducción
    Economía Mexicana NUEVA ÉPOCA, 1993, II, (Special), 7-37

1991

38. Índices y ordenamientos de pobreza: Una aplicación para México
    Estudios Económicos, 1991, 6, (2), 271-285

1990

39. Economic crisis, adjustment and living standards in Mexico, 1982-85
    World Development, 1990, 18, (10), 1325-1342 View citations (2)

1982

40. Characteristics of mexican economic growth: Empirical testing of some latin american structuralist hypotheses
    Journal of Development Economics, 1982, 10, (3), 355-376

1980

41. Underconsumption in Latin American Economic Thought: Some Considerations
    Review of Radical Political Economics, 1980, 12, (1), 35-43

Books

2017

1. The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers
   World Bank Publications, The World Bank

2010

2. América Latina 2040. Rompiendo con las complacencias: una agenda para el resurgimiento
   Books, CAF Development Bank Of Latinamerica

2007

3. América Latina: la desigualdad y su disfuncionalidad
   Libros y Documentos Institucionales, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

2005

4. The Microeconomics of Income Distribution Dynamics in East Asia and Latin America
   World Bank Publications, The World Bank View citations (61)

2000

5. La CEPAL y el pensamiento estructuralista
   Libros de la CEPAL, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
6. Social Protection for Equity and Growth
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank

1998

7. Beyond Tradeoffs: Market Reform and Equitable Growth in Latin America
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (9)

1997

8. Pathways to Growth: Comparing East Asia and Latin America
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (8)

1994

9. En Route to Modern Growth: Latin America in the 1990s: Essays in Honor of Carlos Díaz-Alejandro
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (1)

Edited books

2001

1. Shielding the Poor: Social Protection in the Developing World
   IDB Publications (Books), Inter-American Development Bank View citations (3)

Chapters

2016

1. Decomposing Changes in Male Wage Distribution in Brazil
   A chapter in Income Inequality Around the World, 2016, vol. 44, pp 49-78 View citations (1)

2013

2. Is Latin America Becoming Less Unequal?
   Chapter 4 in Latin America 2040 — Breaking Away from Complacency: An Agenda for Resurgence, 2013, pp 149-171
   Also in Chapter 4 in Latin America 2040 — Breaking Away from Complacency: An Agenda for Resurgence, 2010, pp 141-163 (2010)