Wealth in Latin America
Resumo
This paper presents harmonized indicators for household wealth, its components, and its determinants (including intergenerational mobility) in four Latin American countries (Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay), using Spain as a comparison benchmark. It is based on recently-available microdata from financial surveys. The paper analyzes the relationship between wealth
indicators and sociodemographic characteristics of household heads (age, education, gender, marital status).
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2022-05-16Cite this publication
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Gandelman, NéstorLluberas, Rodrigo
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