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WORKING PAPER 10
Bucheli, Marisa and Nora Lustig, Máximo Rossi and Florencia Amábile. Social Spending, Taxes, and Income Redistribution in Uruguay. Public Finance Review 42 (3) 413-433.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1091142113493493

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Bucheli, Marisa and Nora Lustig, Máximo Rossi and Florencia Amábile. 2013. “Social Spending, Taxes, and Income Redistribution in Uruguay.” CEQ Working Paper 10, CEQ Institute, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue. REVISED July.



WORKING PAPER 13 English

Lustig, Nora, Pessino, Carola, & Scott, John. (2013, November). The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay: Introduction to the Special IssuePublic Finance Review 42(3), 287-303.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1091142113506931

Earlier Version:

Lustig, Nora, and Carola Pessino and John Scott. 2013. “The Impact of Taxes and Social Spending on Inequality and Poverty in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay: An Overview.” CEQ Working Paper 13, Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and Department of Economics, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, REVISED August.

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WORKING PAPER 13 Español

Lustig, Nora, and Carola Pessino and John Scott. 2014. “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.” CEQ Working Paper 13, Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and Department of Economics, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, October.

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WORKING PAPER 17 Español

López-Calva, Luis F., Nora Lustig, John Scott y Andrés Castañeda. 2014.  “Gasto social, redistribución del ingreso y reducción de la pobreza en México: evolución y comparación con Argentina, Brasil y Uruguay.” CEQ Working Paper 17, Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and Department of Economics, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, REVISED March.


WORKING PAPER 19

Bucheli, Marisa, Máximo Rossi and Florencia Amábile. 2018. “Inequality and Poverty in Uruguay by Race: The Impact of Fiscal Policies.” The Journal of Economic Inequality 16(3): 389–411. 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10888-017-9373-7 

Earlier Version:

Bucheli, Marisa, Máximo Rossi and Florencia Amábile. 2015.“Inequality and Poverty in Uruguay by Race: The Impact of Fiscal Policies.” CEQ Working Paper 19, Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and Department of Economics, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, REVISED February.

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WORKING PAPER 21

Burdín, Gabriel, Fernando Esponda, and Andrea Vigorito. 2014. “Inequality and top incomes in Uruguay: a comparison between household surveys and income tax micro-data.” CEQ Working Paper 21, Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and Department of Economics, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, May.


WORKING PAPER 22

Lustig, Nora. 2015. “Fiscal policy and ethno-racial inequality in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala and Uruguay.” CEQ Working Paper 22, Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and Department of Economics, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, January.


WORKING PAPER 27

Bucheli, Marisa. 2016. “Public Transfers and Poverty Reduction: an Evaluation of Program Contribution to the Exit Rate from Poverty of Children and the Elderly.” Poverty & Public Policy 8 (4): 398-415.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pop4.159

Earlier Version:

Bucheli, Marisa. 2015. “Public Transfers and Poverty Reduction: an Evaluation of Program Contribution to the Exit Rate from Poverty of Children and the Elderly.” CEQ Working Paper 27, Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and Department of Economics, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, January.


WORKING PAPER 37

Lustig, Nora 2017. “El impacto del sistema tributuario y el gasto social en la distribución del ingreso y la pobreza en América Latina:Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Perú y Uruguay.” CEQ Working Paper 37, Commitment to Equity Institute, Tulane University, July.


WORKING PAPER 62 Español

Lustig, Nora. “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).” El Trimestre Económico 3(335): 493-568.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20430/ete.v84i335.277

Earlier Version:

Lustig, Nora 2018. “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).” CEQ Working Paper 62, CEQ Institute, Tulane University, REVISED May.


WORKING PAPER 70

Higgins, Sean, Nora Lustig, Andrea Vigorito. 2018. “The Rich Underreport Their Income: Assessing Biases In Inequality Estimates And Correction Methods Using Linked Survey And Tax Data.” CEQ Working Paper 70, CEQ Institute, Tulane University, September.


WORKING PAPER 105
Feierherd, Germán, Patricio Larroulet, Wei Long, and Nora Lustig. 2021. “The Pink Tide and Inequality in Latin America.” CEQ Working Paper 105, Commitment to Equity Institute, Tulane University, March.


WORKING PAPER 114

Blofield, Merike, Cecilia Giambruno and Jennifer Pribble. 2021. “Breadth and Sufficiency of Cash Transfer Responses in Ten Latin American Countries during the First 12 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Working Paper 114, Commitment to Equity Institute, Tulane University, September.




Bucheli, Marisa, Gabriel Lara Ibarra, and Diego Tuzman. 2020.
“Assessing the Effects of Fiscal Policies on Poverty and Inequality: The Case of Uruguay. World Bank Group: Policy Research Working Paper 9499. December.