01832cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF019432 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498320863 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Lambert, Frederic. Income Inequality and Government Transfers in Mexico / Frederic Lambert, Hyunmin Park. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (24 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students We analyze microdata from Mexico's survey on household income and expenditures (ENIGH) to study the evolution of income inequality in Mexico over 2004-16, identify its sources, and investigate how it was affected by government social policy. We find evidence of only a small decline in inequality over this period. The observed decline may be attributed to government transfers, notably targeted cash transfers (Prospera) and non-contributory pensions. In 2016, those two programs accounted for more than two thirds of the reduction in the Gini coefficient due to government transfers. Other transfer programs such as farmland subsidies (Proagro), government scholarships, and non-monetary transfers for medical expenditures have not been as effective. Mode of access: Internet Park, Hyunmin. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/148 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2019/148/001.2019.issue-148-en.xml IMF e-Library