Measurements of income inequality in Latin America from a comparative perspective
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POLITICAECONOMICA194852024-02-09T00:26:51Z Measurements of income inequality in Latin America from a comparative perspective Mediciones de la desigualdad de ingresos en América Latina desde una perspectiva comparada Ramírez Cardoza, Lorenzo Social inequality Income distribution Measurement Income Information sources Desigualdad social Distribución del ingreso Ingreso Medición Fuentes de información The objective of the article consists on presenting a critical analysis of how income inequality is measured in Latin America in a comparative fashion. To this end, the two measuring approaches are explained: 1) the functional distribution of income based on aggregate data from the national accounts, and 2) the distribution of income between families/households or individuals, which groups the traditional measuring through surveys and the approach of top income shares. Furthermore, the article explains he principal advantages, limitations, and key findings associated with both of these approaches. The analysis is based on a review of the comparative literature on the measuring of inequality, which prioritizes the works carried out in the 21st century and does not intend to exhaust the vast amount of research on the subject. Finally, the analysis suggests complementing the measurements and their data sources to deepen the distributional analysis. In Latin America, this implies re-evaluating the decrease in inequality based on surveys, since it would result in a lower rate if administrative data are incorporated and from the functional distribution it does not mean a better balance between work and capital. s of how income inequality is measured in Latin America in a comparative fashion. To this end, the two measuring approaches are explained: 1) the functional distribution of income based on aggregate data from the national accounts, and 2) the distribution of income between families/households or individuals, which groups the traditional measuring through surveys and the approach of top income shares. Furthermore, the article explains he principal advantages, limitations, and key findings associated with both of these approaches. The analysis is based on a review of the comparative literature on the measuring of inequality, which prioritizes the works carried out in the 21st century and does not intend to exhaust the vast amount of research on the subject. Finally, the analysis suggests complementing the measurements and their data sources to deepen the distributional analysis. In Latin America, this implies re-evaluating the decrease in inequality based on surveys, since it would result in a lower rate if administrative data are incorporated and from the functional distribution it does not mean a better balance between work and capital. El objetivo del artículo consiste en presentar un análisis crítico de cómo se mide la desigualdad de ingresos en América Latina de manera comparada. Para ello, se explican las dos aproximaciones de medición: 1) la distribución funcional del ingreso a base de datos agregados de las cuentas nacionales, y 2) la distribución del ingreso entre familias/hogares o personas, que agrupa la medición tradicional con encuestas y el enfoque top income shares. Asimismo, se explican las principales ventajas, limitaciones y hallazgos más relevantes de ambas aproximaciones. El análisis se basa en una revisión de la literatura comparada sobre la medición de la desigualdad, que prioriza los trabajos elaborados en el siglo XXI y no pretende agotar la vasta investigación sobre el tema. Finalmente, el análisis sugiere complementar las mediciones y sus fuentes de datos para profundizar el análisis distributivo. En América Latina, esto implica reevaluar la disminución registrada en la desigualdad a base de encuestas, pues resultaría menor si se incorporan datos administrativos y desde la distribución funcional no significa un mejor reparto entre el trabajo y el capital. Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica. 2023-07-21 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/politicaeconomica/article/view/19485 10.15359/peds.9-1.2 Revista de Política Económica y Desarrollo Sostenible; Vol. 9 No. 1 (2023): Revista Política Económica y Desarrollo Sostenible (JULIO-DICIEMBRE); 1-20 Revista de Política Económica y Desarrollo Sostenible; Vol. 9 Núm. 1 (2023): Revista Política Económica y Desarrollo Sostenible (JULIO-DICIEMBRE); 1-20 2215-4167 spa https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/politicaeconomica/article/view/19485/29716 https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/politicaeconomica/article/view/19485/29976 |