A short episodic history of income distribution in Argentina

Abstract 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 increase...

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Main Authors: Facundo Alvaredo, Guillermo Cruces, Leonardo Gasparini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas 2018-02-01
Series:Latin American Economic Review
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40503-017-0048-3