The rise of the middle class in Ecuador during the oil boom
In this paper we analyse the evolution of the middle class in Ecuador during the commodities boom (2005-2015). Using the definition of middle class proposed by López-Calva and Ortiz-Juarez (2014), we document an impressive rise of the middle class, which doubled in this period and peaked at 37.4% of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2017-10-01
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Series: | Cuadernos de Economía |
Online Access: | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ceconomia/article/view/65821 |