Income Polarization in Latin America: Patterns and Links with Institutions and Conflict

被引：23

作者：

Gasparini, Leonardo ^{[1
]}

Horenstein, Matias ^{[1
]}

Molina, Ezequiel ^{[1
]}

Olivieri, Sergio ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nacl La Plata, CEDLAS Ctr Distribut Labor & Social Studies, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

来源：

OXFORD DEVELOPMENT STUDIES | 2008年 / 36卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1080/13600810802457365

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This paper presents a set of statistics that characterize the degree of income polarization in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The study is based on a dataset of household surveys from 21 LAC countries in the period 1989-2004. Latin America is characterized by a high level of income polarization. On average, income polarization mildly increased in the region in the period under analysis. The paper suggests that institutions and conflict interact in different ways with the various characteristics of the income distribution. In particular, countries with high income polarization and inequality are more likely to have high levels of social conflict.

引用

页码：461 / 484

页数：24

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