Spatial Inequality, Migration and Economic Growth in Chile

Raimundo Soto and Arístides Torche

Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, 2004, vol. 41, issue 124, 401-424

Abstract: Between 1975 and 2000, annual per-capita GDP in Chile grew at 5%. Yet, regions did not benefit equally: poverty declined significantly in all regions but regional income inequality remained stagnant. We found that convergence in per-capita income and prod

Keywords: Migration; economic growth; convergence; regional analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O15 O18 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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