Economic inequality in Latin America : migration, education and structural change / / Carlos Villalobos Barría

• Autore: Villalobos Barría Carlos <1980->
• Pubblicazione: Frankfurt am Main : , : Peter Lang, , [2013]; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (173 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.5098
• Soggetto topico: Equality - Latin America
• Soggetto geografico: Latin America Economic conditions; Latin America Social conditions
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Author's Preface; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Introduction and Overview; Essay 1 - The dynamics of inequality change in a highly dualistic economy: Honduras, 1991-2007; Abstract; 1.1 Introduction; 1.1.1 Macroeconomic environment, liberalization and trade imbalance; 1.1.2 Sector-related changes in earnings: tradebles versus non-tradables; 1.1.3 Workers' heterogeneity and capital-skill complementarity; 1.1.4 A dysfunctional and highly dualistic educational system; 1.1.5 Education reforms and crisis during the 1990's; 1.1.6 Rural-urban migration ; 1.1.7 Inequality change in Honduras 1.2 Micro-econometric decomposition I: The proximate determinants of changes in income inequality; 1.2.1 First sub-period: The nineties (1991-1999) - labour market-driven inequality increase; 1.2.2 Second sub-period: The nineties II (1999-2005) - labour market-driven inequality increase; 1.2.3 Third sub-period: Inequality decrease (2005-2007) - recovery of the tradable sector, equalizing remittances and expanding social transfers; 1.3 Micro-econometric decomposition II: Determinants of changes in labour income inequality; 1.3.1 Estimation strategy ; 1.3.2 Returns to education 1.3.3 Structure of education; 1.3.4 Returns by sectors and occupations as well as sectoral change; 1.3.5 Unobservables; 1.4 Micro-econometric decomposition III: Linking the microeconomic evidence to the macroeconomic story; 1.5 Conclusions and remaining challenges; Essay 2 - Sectoral shifts and inequality. How to relate macroeconomic events to inequality changes; Abstract; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Tradable and non-tradable sectors in the rural economy; 2.3 An illustration using simulated distributions; 2.4 The methodology ; 2.5 An application using observed and simulated data 2.6 Conclusions; Essay 3 - Internal migration and its impact on reducing inter-communal disparities in Chile; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The data; 3.3 Ex-post characteristics of inter-communal migrant workers; 3.4 Theoretical framework; 3.4.1 Extended Roy model; 3.4.2 Estimation; 3.4.3 The role of geographic connectivity - Adjacency at the communal level; 3.4.4 Household education; 3.5 Estimation results; 3.5.1 Probit - reduced form (first step); 3.5.2 Selectivity adjusted wage equations and the potential wage differential ; 3.5.3 Probit, structural form (third step) 3.6 Conclusions; Essay 4 - Determinants of student achievements in the primary education in Paraguay; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Education in Paraguay - an overview; 4.3 The data; 4.4 Previous research; 4.5 Approach and methodology; 4.5.1 Quantile approach - Median regression; 4.5.2 Some comments on applied econometrics; 4.6 Results; 4.6.1 Language (F, EP); 4.6.2 Under-nutrition (L); 4.6.3 Optimal class room conditions (EP); 4.6.4 Small-scale school (EP); 4.6.5 District mean level of health insurance (L); 4.6.6 Inequality analysis ; 4.6.7 Test of robustness
• Sommario/riassunto: Inequality in Latin America is very large and there is a great desire for greater social justice, inclusion and equal opportunities. In order to contribute to the understanding of such developments, this volume addresses the problem of economic inequality in Paraguay, Honduras and Chile. The studies show from different angles how an adverse family background has permanent negative effects on employment, wages and labour mobility, particularly in the presence of structural economic changes. In general, this book is a contribution to understand why inequality is highly persistent in Latin America
• Titolo autorizzato: Economic inequality in Latin America
• ISBN: 3-653-01949-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910297052903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Göttinger Studien zur Entwicklungsökonomik ; ; Bd./v. 27.