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available online at University of Sussex, The Global Income Inequality Project. In Appendix 1 we offer a synopsis of the history ….Our final work is to model the progress of inequality, as reflected in Gini coefficients, 90/10 and 50/10 percentile ratios in … the region. We find that the bulk of the measured rise is inequality from the 1930s to the 1960s is due to changing survey …
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governments are likely to encourage the development of LTC programs as demand for them steadily grows. In particular, policymakers … findings are natural starting points to start thinking about LTC program development in the region …
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This paper examines the role of human capital persistence in explaining long-term development. We exploit variation …
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Economic development in Latin America has trailed most other world regions over the past four decades despite its … relatively high initial development and school attainment levels. This puzzle can be resolved by considering the actual learning …
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Middle class values have long been perceived as drivers of social cohesion and growth. In this paper we investigate the relation between class (measured by the position in the income distribution), values, and political orientations using comparable values surveys for six Latin American...
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It has been argued that a factor behind the decline in income inequality in Latin America in the 2000s was the …
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This paper presents a comparative overview of mobility patterns in 14 Latin American countries between 1992 and 2003. Using three alternative econometric techniques on constructed pseudo-panels, the paper provides a set of estimators for the traditional notion of income mobility as well as for...
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have a stagnant economy coupled with high income inequality. Our rich and detailed dataset, the IPUMS survey data bank …
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the top of that distribution. It is shown that the economy switches from a Victorian to an SATC equilibrium as inequality …
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Using the 2021 and 2022 HFPS for Ecuador, the paper investigates the labor market trajectories of different socio-economic groups. The analysis shows that the employment of older individuals, less-educated workers, and women fell disproportionately. However, while the recovery between 2021 and...
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