Intra-generational Income Mobility in Latin America
Economia, Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, Vol. 7, No.2, 2007
Posted: 12 May 2020
Date Written: 2007
Abstract
Latin American economies have experienced substantial macroeconomic instability over the last few decades. Economist have traditionally assessed the welfare impact of these fluctuations by studying the evolution of inequality and poverty. Questions regarding who benefits from economic growth and who is hurt by economic decline have been answered by examining the changes in cross-sectional inequality or poverty associated with these changes. This type of analysis fails to measure the evolution of well-being of given economic units through time. The goal of mobility studies is to study this dynamic.
Keywords: Income Mobility, Income Inequality, Latin America
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