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El nivel de vida en un país naciente y diverso. Salarios, precios de alimentos y cobertura de una canasta de subsistencia en las 14 provincias de Argentina, 1875

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  • Julio Djenderedjian

    (Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Ravignani. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas)

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Los estudios sobre nivel de vida para épocas preestadísticas han registrado considerables avances en las últimas décadas, pero las metodologías empleadas para la comparación internacional a menudo aún adolecen de problemas. Aquí analizamos la cobertura de una canasta básica de subsistencia en diferentes puntos de Argentina para 1875, utilizando una importante fuente no trabajada, el informe del Comisario General de Inmigración, que ofrece datos de salarios y costo de alimentos para ciudades en todas las provincias de entonces. Los resultados muestran: a) niveles de vida en general relativamente altos en comparación con varias ciudades europeas; pero b) una gran diversidad entre las regiones que conformaban el país, consistente con áreas internas de expulsión y atracción de migrantes. Se deduce que es necesario conocer las características de los grupos familiares y la extensión de la relación salarial para obtener resultados realistas, no solo en la comparación internacional, sino incluso entre las distintas regiones de un mismo país. KEY Classification-JEL: N36; D31; P46

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  • Julio Djenderedjian, 2020. "El nivel de vida en un país naciente y diverso. Salarios, precios de alimentos y cobertura de una canasta de subsistencia en las 14 provincias de Argentina, 1875," Investigaciones de Historia Económica - Economic History Research (IHE-EHR), Journal of the Spanish Economic History Association, Asociación Española de Historia Económica, vol. 16(03), pages 44-56.
  • Handle: RePEc:ahe:invest:v:16:y:2020:i:03:p:44-56
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    Keywords

    Niveles de vida; Argentina; Siglo XIX; canastas de subsistencia;
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    JEL classification:

    • N36 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • P46 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training; Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty

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