An estimation of CPI biases in Argentina 1985-2005 and its implications on real income growth and income distribution

Pablo Gluzmann and Federico Sturzenegger

We use the shifts in Engel curves calculated from household surveys to estimate CPI biases in Argentina between 1985 and 2005. We find that real earning levels increased during this period between 4.3 and 5.7% faster per year than previously estimated. More surprisingly, relative to conventional wisdom, that income distribution has improved throughout this period.

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Year of publication:	2018
Authors:	Gluzmann, Pablo ; Sturzenegger, Federico
Published in:	Latin American economic review : LAER ; official journal of Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económica (CIDE). - Heidelberg : SpringerOpen, ISSN 2196-436X, ZDB-ID 2761810-9. - Vol. 27.2018, Art.-No. 8, p. 1-50
Subject:	Argentina \| GDP growth \| Engel Curve \| CPI Bias \| Argentinien \| Verbraucherpreisindex \| Consumer price index \| Nachfragetheorie des Haushalts \| Consumer demand theory \| Einkommensverteilung \| Income distribution \| Wirtschaftswachstum \| Economic growth \| Nationaleinkommen \| National income \| Systematischer Fehler \| Bias

Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1007/s40503-017-0049-2 [DOI] hdl:10419/195254 [Handle]
Classification:	N1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Growth and Fluctuations ; O47 - Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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