Inequality, Low-Intensity Immigration and Human Capital Formation in the Regions of Chile, 1820-1939

Baten, Jörg; Llorca‐Jaña, Manuel

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3564883

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Inequality, Low-Intensity Immigration and Human Capital Formation in the Regions of Chile, 1820-1939

CESifo Working Paper No. 8177

67 Pages Posted: 31 Mar 2020

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Jörg Baten

University of Tübingen - Department of Economics; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Manuel Llorca‐Jaña

University of Santiago, Chile - Economics

Date Written: 2020

Abstract

This article traces inequality and numeracy development in the regions of Chile during the 19th and early 20th century. Inequality, measured with anthropometric methods, was associated with a lower speed of human capital formation. Not all talents received the necessary education to make full use of their talent for the regional economy, especially in the south. However, in its northern regions we find that Chile was relatively equal and numerate during the 19th century, and the south converged somewhat during this period. In addition, we study the correlates of low-intensity immigration in Chile. Regions with a relatively high share of North European migrants developed faster in terms of numeracy.

Keywords: inequality, immigration, human capital, numeracy, regions, Chile

JEL Classification: N360, N960, O150

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Baten, Jorg and Llorca‐Jaña, Manuel, Inequality, Low-Intensity Immigration and Human Capital Formation in the Regions of Chile, 1820-1939 (2020). CESifo Working Paper No. 8177, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3564883 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3564883