This paper documents an inverse U-shape in the evolution of wage inequality in Latin America since 1995, with a sharp reduction starting in 2002. The Gini coefficient of wages increased from 42 to 44 between 1995 and 2002 and declined to 39 by 2015. Between 2002 and 2015, the 90/10 log hourly earnings ratio decreased by 26 percent. The decline since 2002 was characterized by rising wages across the board, but especially among those at the bottom of...
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2019/09/03
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS8995
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2019/09/03
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Twenty Years of Wage Inequality in Latin America
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wage inequality
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