In this paper we look at the income distribution by cohort in Chile. We construct a synthetic panel from cross section … surveys and estimate the income distribution for cohorts born between 1902 and 1978. We then decompose the evolution of these … be the consequence of a flattening of the income-age profile and hence a reduction in the returns to experience. …

This paper provides evidence on the degree and patterns of intergenerational income and educational mobility in urban … Chile. We find intergenerational income elasticities for Greater Santiago in Chile in the range of 0.52 to 0.54. This is … income at the two extremes of the income distribution, which is more accentuated at the top centiles of the distribution. We …