Top Incomes in Chile using 50 years of household surveys: 1957-2007

Using household surveys that cover more than 50 years of the political and economic history of Chile, we investigate changes in the shape of the distribution of income in Chile, and in the composition of top 10% and top 1% incomes. In line with international evidence, top incomes concentration appea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Claudia Sanhueza, Ricardo Mayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Chile 2016-03-01
Series:Estudios de Economía
Online Access:https://estudiosdeeconomia.uchile.cl/index.php/EDE/article/view/39465