Papers by Andrea Tartakowsky
La heterogeneidad espacial del desarrollo económico en Chile Subtitle: Radiografía a los cambios ... more La heterogeneidad espacial del desarrollo económico en Chile Subtitle: Radiografía a los cambios en bienestar durante la década de los '90 por estimaciones en áreas pequeñas
Applied Economics Letters, 2011
Based on the methodology developed by Bourguignon, Melendez and Ferreira (2005) we explore the ex... more Based on the methodology developed by Bourguignon, Melendez and Ferreira (2005) we explore the extent to which income inequality in Chile is associated with inequality of observed exogenous circumstances of origin, which shape individuals "opportunities" to pursue their chosen life plans. We find that equalizing a diverse set of observed circumstances of origin across individuals such as parents' schooling and employment, household size and composition, ethnic background and features of the municipality of origin reduces the Gini coefficient in about 7-8 percentage points. About half of this effect is transmitted directly on earnings, while the remaining part through its indirect effect on the accumulation of schooling. Further results suggest that the influence of unobserved circumstances on income distribution may be limited, and hence aspects such as preferences, effort, luck, income shocks and income measurement errors may also be important factors behind income inequality, issue that awaits further research.
Based on the methodology developed by Bourguignon, Melendez and Ferreira (2005) we explore the ex... more Based on the methodology developed by Bourguignon, Melendez and Ferreira (2005) we explore the extent to which income inequality in Chile is associated with inequality of observed exogenous circumstances of origin, which shape individuals "opportunities" to pursue their chosen life plans. We find that equalizing a diverse set of observed circumstances of origin across individuals such as parents' schooling and employment, household size and composition, ethnic background and features of the municipality of origin reduces the Gini coefficient in about 7-8 percentage points. About half of this effect is transmitted directly on earnings, while the remaining part through its indirect effect on the accumulation of schooling. Further results suggest that the influence of unobserved circumstances on income distribution may be limited, and hence aspects such as preferences, effort, luck, income shocks and income measurement errors may also be important factors behind income inequality, issue that awaits further research.
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Papers by Andrea Tartakowsky