期刊名称：Discussion Papers / Ibero America Institute for Economic Research (IAI)
出版年度：2005
卷号：2005
出版社：Ibero America Institute for Economic Research
摘要：This paper tries to disentangle the most relevant determinants
of spatial inequality in the urban areas of Argentina. The analysis is
restricted to the period 1998-2003. The study is performed with a Panel Data
approach using a random effects model. Results suggest that human capital,
measured by rates of education completion, is an important contributor to
spatial inequality. High rates of primary education appear to reduce inequality
while higher rates of secondary education appear to increase it. Labor market
characteristics also play a role: urban areas with higher unemployment rates,
higher returns to education and a lower percentage of people employed in the
secondary sector tend to have higher levels of inequality. Also, dependency and
the percentage of people with unsatisfied basic needs have increasing-inequality
effects. Finally, there seems to be a relationship between inequality and the
level of development, though not with a clear inverted-U pattern as hypothesized
by Kuznets. Results are robust to different measures of inequality and different
income specifications.
