Title: AN EXAMINATION OF WAGE INEQUALITIES IN CHILE
Abstract: Chile has one of the highest levels of wage inequality in the world, and has had for decades. Nonetheless, this paper argues that if the wage distribution is examined in its entirety, instead of concentrating on specific indicators such as the Gini coefficient or the coefficient of variation of wages, significant changes in wage inequality can be seen over the years. In particular, all the action on inequality is occurring in the upper part of the wage distribution. The authors show that wage inequality grew significantly during the 1960s, reflecting increases in the variance of wages both between and within different skill groups. The fact that this occurred more forcefully in the public sector, leads one to speculate about the possible role played by labor unions in this phenomenon. The two ensuing decades saw significant falls in real wages for all wage earners, reflecting the high inflation rates of the 1970s and the effects of the recessions of 1975 and 1982-83 on the real wages of Chilean white-collar and manual workers. These falls were much
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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