Arbeitspapier
Inequality and the Family in Latin America
In this paper, social mobility is measured by looking at the extent to which family background determines socioeconomic success. An index of social mobility for developing countries is proposed based on the correlation of schooling gaps between siblings.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Working Paper ; No. 393
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
- Subject
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Einkommensverteilung
Familie
Lateinamerika
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Hausmann, Ricardo
Székely, Miguel
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Inter-American Development Bank, Office of the Chief Economist
- (where)
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Washington, DC
- (when)
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1999
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Hausmann, Ricardo
- Székely, Miguel
- Inter-American Development Bank, Office of the Chief Economist
Time of origin
- 1999
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