A short episodic history of income distribution in Argentina

In this paper, we use tax and household survey data to assess the history of income distribution in Argentina since the beginning of the 20th century. Until the 1970s, the country experienced a fall in inequality in spite of lower income growth. Since then, inequality has generally increased possibl...

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Autores: Gonzalez Alvaredo, Facundo, Cruces, Guillermo Antonio, Gasparini, Leonardo Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/81692
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/81692
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:ARGENTINE EXCEPTIONALISM
ARGENTINE HISTORY
INEQUALITY
REDISTRIBUTION
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Sumario:In this paper, we use tax and household survey data to assess the history of income distribution in Argentina since the beginning of the 20th century. Until the 1970s, the country experienced a fall in inequality in spite of lower income growth. Since then, inequality has generally increased possibly as a result of large-scale shocks such as macroeconomic crises and reform attempts, resulting in a convergence towards traditionally more unequal neighboring countries.