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An analysis of the effect of fiscal expenditure on the income distribution of Chilean households

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  • Nicolas Garrido

    (Universidad Andrés Bello)

  • Jeffrey Morales

    (Pontificia Universidad Católica)

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This study analyzes the effect of government spending on income distribution in Chile for 2016 using a multiplier model with the Social Accounting Matrix. The results indicate that increasing fiscal expenditure has a regressive effect on the income share of households in the richest quintile and widens the income gap between the two poorest quintiles and the third and fourth quintiles. When the effect of fiscal expenditure is measured by its nominal impact, households with the highest income receive approximately ten times more income than those with the lowest income. Thus, the regressivity of the income share of the richest households conceals an unequal distribution of the nominal income generated by the fiscal expenditure. Using counterfactual simulations, we suggested that fiscal expenditures could become more equalitarian through policies affecting the distribution of labor payments.

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  • Nicolas Garrido & Jeffrey Morales, 2023. "An analysis of the effect of fiscal expenditure on the income distribution of Chilean households," Journal of Economic Structures, Springer;Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS), vol. 12(1), pages 1-19, December.
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