The evolution of inequality in Latin America in the 21st century: Patterns, drivers and causal hypotheses

Bogliacino, Francesco and Rojas Lozano, Daniel (2017): The evolution of inequality in Latin America in the 21st century: Patterns, drivers and causal hypotheses.

Abstract

In this article, we show the evolution of inequality for the largest economies of the Latin American region in the 21st century, with separate consideration of income and wealth. We analyse the drivers of the changes in inequality and possible underlying causes, including the role of the new wave of leftist governments.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: inequality; new left; income; wealth; social policy
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D6 - Welfare Economics > D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement; H - Public Economics > H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies > H53 - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs; N - Economic History > N1 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics ; Industrial Structure ; Growth ; Fluctuations > N16 - Latin America ; Caribbean; N - Economic History > N3 - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy > N36 - Latin America ; Caribbean; P - Economic Systems > P5 - Comparative Economic Systems > P52 - Comparative Studies of Particular Economies

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