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Marina Mendes Tavares
Marina Mendes Tavares is an Economist at the IMF (International Monetary Fund), and leader of the IMF-DFID (Department for International Development, UK Government) working group on the interconnections between macroeconomic policy and income inequality. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota and M.A. from the Instituto de Matematica Pura e Aplicada (IMPA). Prior to joining the Fund, Marina worked as an assistant professor at Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM). Her research interests include macroeconomics, public finance, gender, and inequality. Her research is available at: https://sites.google.com/site/mmtecon/
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How income gains from globalisation are distributed
Globalisation stirs a diverse range of sentiments and views: some credit globalisation for boosting economic well-being while others blame it for worsening inequality. This article examines the effect of globalisation on income among and within countries, and shows that globalisation is associated with income convergence across countries and income divergence within countries. Targeted redistributive policies and investments in education are needed to ensure that the benefits of globalisation are enjoyed by all.
