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Did Partial Globalization Increase Inequality? The Case of the Latin American Periphery, 1950–2000

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  • Jörg Baten
  • Uwe Fraunholz

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Inequality is an important threat to the globalization of the world economy that we experience today. This contribution uses the coefficient of height variation as a measure of inequality. This indicator covers not only wage recipients, but also the selfemployed, the unemployed, housewives, children, and other groups who may not participate in a market economy, for the period 1950–79, for which income inequality data is mostly unavailable or inconsistent. It turns out that within-country inequality is higher in time periods of greater openness. This result is confirmed for the time period 1950–2000, and a much broader model. (JEL I12, I32, N33)

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  • Jörg Baten & Uwe Fraunholz, 2004. "Did Partial Globalization Increase Inequality? The Case of the Latin American Periphery, 1950–2000," CESifo Economic Studies, CESifo, vol. 50(1), pages 45-84.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cesifo:v:50:y:2004:i:1:p:45-84.
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    JEL classification:

    • I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Behavior
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
    • N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913

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