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

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. - Heidelberg : Springer, ISSN 2196-436X. - Vol. 28.2018, 1, p. 1-50
Publisher:	Heidelberg : Springer
Subject:	Argentina \| GDP growth \| Engel Curve \| CPI Bias

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1007/s40503-017-0049-2 [DOI] 1028860439 [GVK] hdl:10419/195254 [Handle]
Classification:	N1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Growth and Fluctuations ; O47 - Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity
Source:	EconStor

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