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The impact of income adjustments in the CASEN survey on the measurement of inequality in Chile
Bravo, David; Valderrama Torres, José A. - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 43-65
consistency between what is reported by the CASEN survey and the National Accounts figures in Chile. The results reveal that this … Chile. Chile looks more unequal in international relative terms due to this adjustment. -- inequality ; poverty ; income … adjustment ; Chile …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009310748
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Estabilidad en la desigualdad : Chile 1990 - 2003 : Chile 1990 - 2003
Larrañaga, Osvaldo; Valenzuela, Juan Pablo - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 295-329
This study measures the impact of changes in the income determinants on inequality in the 1990 to 2003 period, in order to answer the question of why income distribution as a whole has not changed. The methodology utilized are micro-simulations of income distribution, which is the most...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009311734
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Examinando la prominente posición de Chile a nivel mundial en cuanto a desigualdad de ingresos : comparaciones regionales : regional comparisons
Valenzuela, Juan Pablo; Duryea, Suzanne - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 259-293
In the Latin American context, Chile has the highest level of per capita income and the human development index, though … the distribution of income is quite unequal. Unlike Uruguay, Chile has one of the more unequal income distributions of the … region. In 2003, Chile had Gini Coefficient of 8.5 points higher than Uruguay. Using micro/simulations, the analysis shows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009311744
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Getting ahead, falling behind and standing still : income mobility in Chile : movilidad de ingresos en Chile
Castro, Rodrigo - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 243-258
This paper analyses household income mobility in Chile between 1996 and 2001. Compared to industrialized and most …-school education decreases probability of degradation. -- mobility ; poverty ; household structure ; Chile …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009311755
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A cohort analysis of the income distribution in Chile
Sapelli, Claudio - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 223-242
In this paper we look at the income distribution by cohort in Chile. We construct a synthetic panel from cross section …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009311765
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Top Incomes in Chile using 50 years of household surveys : 1957 - 2007 : 1957 - 2007
Sanhueza, Claudia; Mayer, Ricardo - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 169-193
Using household surveys that cover more than 50 years of the political and economic history of Chile, we investigate … changes in the shape of the distribution of income in Chile, and in the composition of top 10% and top 1% incomes. In line … correspond approximately with different economic policy regimes prevailing in Chile. We observe important changes in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009311776
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Inequality of outcomes vs inequality of opportunities in a developing country : an exploration analysis for Chile
Núñez Errazuriz, Javier I.; Tartakowsky, Andrea - In: Estudios de economía 34 (2007) 2, pp. 185-202
We apply a variation of Bourguignon, Meléndez and Ferreira (2005) methodology to examine the extent to which income inequality is associated with the inequality of observed exogenous circumstances of origin that determine individuals' "opportunities" to pursue their chosen life plans. We find...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003746929
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Characterizing income distribution for poverty and inequality analysis
Chumacero, Rómulo A.; Paredes, Ricardo D. - In: Estudios de economía 32 (2005) 1, pp. 97-117
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003360334
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The insurance value of state tax-and-transfer programs
Hoynes, Hilary W.; Luttmer, Erzo F. P. - In: Journal of public economics 95 (2011) 11/12, pp. 1466-1484
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424146
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The long-run determinants of inequality : what can we learn from top income data?
Roine, Jesper; Vlachos, Jonas; Waldenström, Daniel - In: Journal of public economics 93 (2009) 7/8, pp. 974-988
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003872822