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CEQ WORKING PAPER 5
Lustig, Nora and Carola Pessino. 2013. “Social Spending and Income Redistribution in Argentina in the 2000s: the Rising Role of Noncontributory Pensions.” CEQ Working Paper 5, CEQ Institute, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue. REVISED August.

PUBLISHED in Public Finance Review

Lustig, Nora and Pessino, Carola. “Social Spending and Income Redistribution in Argentina in the 2000s: the Rising Role of Noncontributory Pensions.” 2014. Public Finance Review 42(3), 304-325.



CEQ WORKING PAPER 6

Paz Arauco, Verónica, George Gray Molina, Wilson Jiménez Pozo, and Ernesto Yáñez Aguilar. 2013. “Explaining Low Redistributive Impact in Bolivia.” CEQ Working Paper 6, CEQ Institute, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue. REVISED April.

PUBLISHED in Public Finance Review

Jiménez Pozo, Wilson, Molina, George Gray, Paz Arauco, Verónica, & Yáñez Aguilar, Ernesto. 2013. “Explaining Low Redistributive Impact in Bolivia.” Public Finance Review 42(3), 326-345.


CEQ WORKING PAPER 7

Higgins, Sean and Claudiney Pereira. 2013. “The Effects of Brazil’s High Taxation and Social Spending on the Distribution of Household Income.” CEQ Working Paper 7, CEQ Institute, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue. REVISED May.

PUBLISHED in Public Finance Review

Higgins, Sean & Pereira, Claudiney. (2013, September). “The Effects of Brazil’s High Taxation and Social Spending on the Distribution of Household Income.” Public Finance Review 42(3), 346-367.


CEQ WORKING PAPER 8
Scott, John. 2013. “Redistributive Impact and Efficiency of Mexico’s Fiscal System.” CEQ Working Paper 8, CEQ Institute, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue. REVISED July.

PUBLISHED in Public Finance Review

Scott, John. (2013, August). “Redistributive Impact and Efficiency of Mexico’s Fiscal System.” Public Finance Review 42(3), 368-390.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1091142113497394


CEQ WORKING PAPER 9
Jaramillo Baanante, Miguel. 2013. “The Incidence of Social Spending and Taxes in Peru.”CEQ Working Paper 9, CEQ Institute, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue. REVISED May.

PUBLISHED in Public Finance Review

Jaramillo, Miguel. (2013, July). “The Incidence of Social Spending and Taxes in Peru.” Public Finance Review 42(3), 391-412.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1091142113496134

CEQ WORKING PAPER 10
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.

PUBLISHED in Public Finance Review

Bucheli, Marisa and Nora Lustig, Máximo Rossi and Florencia Amábile. 2013. “Social Spending, Taxes, and Income Redistribution in Uruguay.” Public Finance Review, Volume: 42 issue: 3, page(s): 413-433. Article first published online: July 8, 2013; Issue published: May 1, 2014

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


CEQ WORKING PAPER 13 English
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.

PUBLISHED in Public Finance Review

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 Issue.” Public Finance Review 42(3), 287-303.

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


CEQ WORKING PAPER 16

Higgins, Sean, Nora Lustig, Whitney Ruble and Tim Smeeding. 2013. Comparing the Incidence of Taxes and Social Spending in Brazil and the United States.” CEQ Working Paper 16, Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and Department of Economics, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, November. 

PUBLISHED in the Review of Income and Wealth

Higgins, Sean, Nora Lustig, Whitney Ruble and Timothy Smeeding. 2016. “Comparing the Incidence of Taxes and Social Spending in Brazil and the United States.” Review of Income and Wealth 62 (S1): S22-S46.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/roiw.12201


CEQ WORKING PAPER 19
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.

PUBLISHED in The Journal of Economic Inequality

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
Also available: dECON version – February 2014.


CEQ WORKING PAPER 20
Cabrera, Maynor, Nora Lustig and Hilcías Morán. 2014. “Fiscal Policy, Inequality and the Ethnic Divide in Guatemala.” CEQ Working Paper 20, Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and Department of Economics, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, October.

PUBLISHED in World Development

Cabrera, Maynor, Nora Lustig and Hilcias E. Moran. 2015. “Fiscal Policy, Inequality and the Ethnic Divide in Guatemala.” World Development 76: 263-279.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.07.008


CEQ WORKING PAPER 24
Lustig, Nora. 2019. “Measuring the Distributional Impact of Taxation and Public Spending: The Practice of Fiscal Incidence Analysis.” CEQ Working Paper 24, CEQ Institute, Tulane University, October.

PUBLISHED in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance 

Lustig, Nora. 2020. “Measuring the Distributional Impact of Taxation and Public Spending: the Practice of Fiscal Incidence Analysis.” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Economics and Finance
. Oxford University Press.


CEQ WORKING PAPER 27
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.

PUBLISHED in Poverty & Public Policy

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


CEQ WORKING PAPER 31
Lustig, Nora. 2015. “Inequality and Fiscal Redistribution in Middle Income Countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru and South Africa.” CEQ Working Paper 31, CEQ Institute, Tulane University, October.

PUBLISHED in the Journal of Globalization and Development

Lustig, Nora. 2016. “Inequality and Fiscal Redistribution in Middle Income Countries: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru and South Africa.” Journal of Globalization and Development 7(1): 17–60.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jgd-2016-0015


CEQ WORKING PAPER 33
Higgins, Sean and Nora Lustig. 2015. Can a Poverty-Reducing and Progressive Tax and Transfer System Hurt the Poor? CEQ Working Paper 33. Center for Inter-American Policy and Research and Department of Economics, Tulane University and Inter-American Dialogue, April.  

PUBLISHED in the Journal of Development Economics

Higgins, Sean and Nora Lustig. 2016. “Can a Poverty-reducing and Progressive Tax and Transfer System Hurt the Poor?” Journal of Development Economics 122 (September), pp. 63-75. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.04.001


WORKING PAPER 35

Younger, Stephen, Eric Osei-Assibey, and Felix Oppong. 2015. Fiscal Incidence in Ghana. CEQ  Working Paper 35, CEQ Institute, Tulane University, and Ithaca College, University of Ghana and the World Bank, December.

PUBLISHED  in the Review of Development Economics

Younger, Stephen, Eric Osei-Assibey, and Felix Oppong. 2017. “Fiscal Incidence in Ghana.” Review of Development Economics. Published electronically January 11, 2017. DOI: 10.1111/rode.12299.

WORKING PAPER 36
Younger, Stephen, Flora Myamba, and Kenneth Mdadila. 2016. Fiscal Incidence in Tanzania.  CEQ Working Paper 36, CEQ Institute, Tulane University, University, and Ithaca College and REPOA, January.

PUBLISHED  in the African Development Review

Younger, Stephen, Flora Myamba, and Kenneth Mdadila. 2016. Fiscal Incidence in Tanzania.” African Development Review 28, no. 3, pp. 264-276.
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8268.12204


WORKING PAPER 38

Shimeles, Abebe, Ahmed Moummi, Nizar Jouini and Nora Lustig. 2017. “Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Tunisia.” CEQ Working Paper 38, Commitment to Equity Institute, Tulane University, REVISED June.

PUBLISHED in Review of Income and Wealth

Shimeles, Abebe, Ahmed Moummi, Nizar Jouini and Nora Lustig
“Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Tunisia.” Review of Income and Wealth 64: S225-S248.

WORKING PAPER 48
Enami, Ali, Nora Lustig and Alireza Taqdiri. 2017. Fiscal Policy, Inequality and Poverty in Iran: Assessing the Impact and Effectiveness of Taxes and Transfers. CEQ Working Paper 48, CEQ Institute, Tulane University, REVISED, September.

PUBLISHED  in Middle East Development Journal

Enami, Ali, Nora Lustig and Alireza Taqdiri. 2019. “Fiscal Policy, Inequality and Poverty in Iran: Assessing the Impact and Effectiveness of Taxes and Transfers.” Middle East Development Journal. March. 
DOI:
 https://doi.org/10.1080/17938120.2019.1583510

 

WORKING PAPER 62 
Lustig, Nora. 2017. “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, July.

PUBLISHED in El Trimestre Económico

Lustig, Nora. 2017. “El impacto del sistema tributario y el gasto social en la distribución del ingreso y la pobreza en América Latina.” El Trimestre Economico. Number 335, July-September 2017.

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

WORKING PAPER 99
Neidhöfer, Guido Nora Lustig, and Mariano Tommasi. 2020. “Intergenerational Transmission of Lockdown Consequences: Prognosis of the Longer-run Persistence of COVID-19 in Latin America.” CEQ Working Paper 99, Commitment to Equity Institute, Tulane University, December.

PUBLISHED in The Journal of Economic Inequality

Neidhöfer, Guido, Nora Lustig and Mariano Tommasi. 2021. “Intergenerational Transmission of Lockdown Consequences: Prognosis of the Longer-run Persistence of COVID-19 in Latin America.” The Journal of Economic Inequality.