ÍNDICE DE DESIGUALDAD Y CRECIMIENTO ECONÓMICO EN AMÉRICA LATINA
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Construimos un índice de desigualdad considerando la distribución de la riqueza, la distribución factorial y la distribución personal del ingreso. Con este indicador de dos o tres componentes estimamos y analizamos los resultados para las diferentes economías de América Latina y la región en su conjunto entre 1980 y 2016. Asimismo, determinamos la dispersión entre los diferentes componentes del indicador. Por último, evaluamos la vinculación entre el crecimiento económico y el indicador de desigualdad mediante un análisis econométrico por economía con base en mínimos cuadrados ordinarios (MCO) y en un panel dinámico para toda la región utilizando el método de Arellano Bond. Los coeficientes para toda la región tienen signo negativo reflejando que a mayor desigualdad la variación porcentual del producto interno bruto (PIB) es menor o a menor desigualdad el producto aumenta.
INEQUALITY INDEX AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICA
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The paper presents an inequality composite index of three components: wealth distribution, factorial income distribution and personal income distribution. This index allows us to analyze different results for the various Latin American economies and for the region as whole in the period 1980-2016. In addition, the paper assesses a dispersion analysis for each of the index components. Finally, we evaluate the effects of the inequality index on economic growth for each Latin American economy by using Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and dynamic panel data models. The negative coefficient for the entire region shows that the greater (lower) social inequality, the lower (greater) the percentage variation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).Article Details
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