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La Desigualdad en su Laberinto: Hechos y Perspectivas sobre Desigualdad de Ingresos en América Latina

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Luego de una década de mejoras sostenidas, la reducción de la desigualdad económica en América Latina se ha desacelerado significativamente. Este trabajo resume e interpreta la evidencia disponible acerca de los cambios distributivos ocurridos en la región en las últimas tres décadas.

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  • Leonardo Gasparini, 2019. "La Desigualdad en su Laberinto: Hechos y Perspectivas sobre Desigualdad de Ingresos en América Latina," CEDLAS, Working Papers 0256, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
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    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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