Income inequality and its impact on economic growth: An analisis for latinamerican countries and chilean regions

• Autores: Michelle Mieres Brevis
• Localización: Revista de estudios regionales, ISSN 0213-7585, Nº. 130, 2024, págs. 293-317
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Desigualdad del ingreso y su impacto en el crecimiento: Un análisis para países latinoamericanos y las regiones chilenas
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  • español

    Este trabajo busca responder a las preguntas ¿cuál es el efecto de la desigualdad del ingreso sobre el crecimiento económico? y ¿es diferente la relación desigualdad- crecimiento para Chile que para el conjunto de países latinoamericanos? Se propone un análisis econométrico, estimando el crecimiento en función de la desigualdad, el ingreso inicial, y otras variables de control. Utilizando cuatro medidas diferentes de desigualdad, se muestra que a nivel de países latinoamericanos el impacto negativo de la desigualdad sobre el crecimiento se ve atenuado por el nivel de desarrollo. Por su parte, los resul- tados de las regiones chilenas evidencian una relación en forma de U invertida entre la desigualdad y el crecimiento, sin embargo, el efecto regional es, en promedio, positivo.

  • English

    This paper attempts to answer the questions: what is the effect of income inequality on economic growth? Is the inequality-growth relationship different for the Chilean regions than for the Latin American countries? An econometric analysis is proposed, estimating growth based on inequality, initial income, and other control variables. Four different inequality measures show that in Latin American countries the level of development mitigates the negative impact of inequality on growth. On the other hand, the results for the Chilean regions show an inverted U-shaped relationship between inequality and growth. However, the regional effect is positive on average.

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